diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 1b3ed6e80d..af0c595ea9 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1772,6 +1772,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     oobData={this.props.oobData}
                     editing={this.state.editingRoomSettings}
                     saving={this.state.uploadingRoomSettings}
+                    inRoom={myMember && myMember.membership === 'join'}
                     collapsedRhs={ this.props.collapsedRhs }
                     onSearchClick={this.onSearchClick}
                     onSettingsClick={this.onSettingsClick}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index 94f2691f2c..4cf20454a0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var classNames = require('classnames');
 var sdk = require('../../../index');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('../../../MatrixClientPeg');
 var Modal = require("../../../Modal");
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         oobData: React.PropTypes.object,
         editing: React.PropTypes.bool,
         saving: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        inRoom: React.PropTypes.bool,
         collapsedRhs: React.PropTypes.bool,
         onSettingsClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         onSaveClick: React.PropTypes.func,
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     getDefaultProps: function() {
         return {
             editing: false,
-            onSettingsClick: function() {},
+            inRoom: false,
             onSaveClick: function() {},
         };
     },
@@ -225,10 +227,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 roomName = this.props.room.name;
             }
 
-
+            const emojiTextClasses = classNames('mx_RoomHeader_nametext', { mx_RoomHeader_settingsHint: settingsHint });
             name =
                 <div className="mx_RoomHeader_name" onClick={this.props.onSettingsClick}>
-                    <EmojiText element="div" className={ "mx_RoomHeader_nametext " + (settingsHint ? "mx_RoomHeader_settingsHint" : "") } title={ roomName }>{roomName}</EmojiText>
+                    <EmojiText element="div" className={emojiTextClasses} title={roomName}>{ roomName }</EmojiText>
                     { searchStatus }
                 </div>;
         }
@@ -299,6 +301,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 </AccessibleButton>;
         }
 
+        let search_button;
+        if (this.props.onSearchClick && this.props.inRoom) {
+            search_button =
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_RoomHeader_button" onClick={this.props.onSearchClick} title="Search">
+                    <TintableSvg src="img/icons-search.svg" width="35" height="35"/>
+                </AccessibleButton>;
+        }
+
         var rightPanel_buttons;
         if (this.props.collapsedRhs) {
             rightPanel_buttons =
@@ -313,9 +323,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <div className="mx_RoomHeader_rightRow">
                     { settings_button }
                     { forget_button }
-                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_RoomHeader_button" onClick={this.props.onSearchClick} title="Search">
-                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-search.svg" width="35" height="35"/>
-                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    { search_button }
                     { rightPanel_buttons }
                 </div>;
         }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
index 43c3b05295..5b7ec9347b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // The alias that was used to access this room, if appropriate
         // If given, this will be how the room is referred to (eg.
         // in error messages).
-        roomAlias: React.PropTypes.object,
+        roomAlias: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     getDefaultProps: function() {