diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 29534727a2..4d7ac46ab4 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -251,12 +251,18 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         } else if (isUserJoined) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().stopPeeking();
             this.setState({
+                showApps: this._shouldShowApps(room),
                 unsentMessageError: this._getUnsentMessageError(room),
             });
             this._onRoomLoaded(room);
         }
     },
 
+    _shouldShowApps: function(room) {
+        const appsStateEvents = room.currentState.getStateEvents('im.vector.modular.widgets', '');
+        return appsStateEvents && Object.keys(appsStateEvents.getContent()).length > 0;
+    },
+
     componentDidMount: function() {
         var call = this._getCallForRoom();
         var callState = call ? call.call_state : "ended";