diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
index e84240a705..ab7d4d7b34 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +23,27 @@ limitations under the License.
     position: relative;
 }
 
+.mx_MessageComposer_replaced_wrapper {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+}
+
+.mx_MessageComposer_replaced_valign {
+    height: 60px;
+    display: table-cell;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.mx_MessageComposer_roomReplaced_icon {
+    float: left;
+    margin-right: 20px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+}
+
+.mx_MessageComposer_roomReplaced_header {
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 .mx_MessageComposer_autocomplete_wrapper {
     position: relative;
     height: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
index a7e02d16ae..cbce4cec81 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2017, 2018 New Vector Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
 import RoomViewStore from '../../../stores/RoomViewStore';
 import SettingsStore, {SettingLevel} from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import Stickerpicker from './Stickerpicker';
+import { makeRoomPermalink } from '../../../matrix-to';
 
 const formatButtonList = [
     _td("bold"),
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
         this.onToggleMarkdownClicked = this.onToggleMarkdownClicked.bind(this);
         this.onInputStateChanged = this.onInputStateChanged.bind(this);
         this.onEvent = this.onEvent.bind(this);
+        this._onRoomStateEvents = this._onRoomStateEvents.bind(this);
         this._onRoomViewStoreUpdate = this._onRoomViewStoreUpdate.bind(this);
+        this._onTombstoneClick = this._onTombstoneClick.bind(this);
 
         this.state = {
             inputState: {
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
             },
             showFormatting: SettingsStore.getValue('MessageComposer.showFormatting'),
             isQuoting: Boolean(RoomViewStore.getQuotingEvent()),
+            tombstone: this._getRoomTombstone(),
         };
     }
 
@@ -70,12 +74,14 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
         // marked as encrypted.
         // XXX: fragile as all hell - fixme somehow, perhaps with a dedicated Room.encryption event or something.
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("event", this.onEvent);
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.events", this._onRoomStateEvents);
         this._roomStoreToken = RoomViewStore.addListener(this._onRoomViewStoreUpdate);
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("event", this.onEvent);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.events", this._onRoomStateEvents);
         }
         if (this._roomStoreToken) {
             this._roomStoreToken.remove();
@@ -88,6 +94,18 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
         this.forceUpdate();
     }
 
+    _onRoomStateEvents(ev, state) {
+        if (ev.getRoomId() !== this.props.room.roomId) return;
+
+        if (ev.getType() === 'm.room.tombstone') {
+            this.setState({tombstone: this._getRoomTombstone()});
+        }
+    }
+
+    _getRoomTombstone() {
+        return this.props.room.currentState.getStateEvents('m.room.tombstone', '');
+    }
+
     _onRoomViewStoreUpdate() {
         const isQuoting = Boolean(RoomViewStore.getQuotingEvent());
         if (this.state.isQuoting === isQuoting) return;
@@ -207,6 +225,17 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
         this.messageComposerInput.enableRichtext(!this.state.inputState.isRichTextEnabled);
     }
 
+    _onTombstoneClick(ev) {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+
+        const replacementRoomId = this.state.tombstone.getContent()['replacement_room'];
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'view_room',
+            highlighted: true,
+            room_id: replacementRoomId,
+        });
+    }
+
     render() {
         const me = this.props.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
         const uploadInputStyle = {display: 'none'};
@@ -262,7 +291,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
                 </div>;
         }
 
-        const canSendMessages = this.props.room.currentState.maySendMessage(
+        const canSendMessages = !this.state.tombstone && this.props.room.currentState.maySendMessage(
             MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
 
         if (canSendMessages) {
@@ -322,6 +351,24 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
                 callButton,
                 videoCallButton,
             );
+        } else if (this.state.tombstone) {
+            const replacementRoomId = this.state.tombstone.getContent()['replacement_room'];
+
+            const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
+            controls.push(<div className="mx_MessageComposer_replaced_wrapper">
+                <div className="mx_MessageComposer_replaced_valign">
+                    <img className="mx_MessageComposer_roomReplaced_icon" src="img/room_replaced.svg" />
+                    <span className="mx_MessageComposer_roomReplaced_header">
+                        {_t("This room has been replaced and is no longer active.")}
+                    </span><br />
+                    <a href={makeRoomPermalink(replacementRoomId)}
+                        className="mx_MessageComposer_roomReplaced_link"
+                        onClick={this._onTombstoneClick}
+                    >
+                        {_t("The conversation continues here.")}
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            </div>);
         } else {
             controls.push(
                 <div key="controls_error" className="mx_MessageComposer_noperm_error">
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index fcc9bcc8be..0cf48e242e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
     "At this time it is not possible to reply with a file so this will be sent without being a reply.": "At this time it is not possible to reply with a file so this will be sent without being a reply.",
     "Upload Files": "Upload Files",
     "Are you sure you want to upload the following files?": "Are you sure you want to upload the following files?",
+    "This room has been replaced and is no longer active.": "This room has been replaced and is no longer active.",
+    "The conversation continues here.": "The conversation continues here.",
     "Encrypted room": "Encrypted room",
     "Unencrypted room": "Unencrypted room",
     "Hangup": "Hangup",