diff --git a/src/GroupAddressPicker.js b/src/GroupAddressPicker.js
index cfd2590780..ca495de16d 100644
--- a/src/GroupAddressPicker.js
+++ b/src/GroupAddressPicker.js
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ function _onGroupInviteFinished(groupId, addrs) {
                 title: _t("Failed to invite the following users to %(groupId)s:", {groupId: groupId}),
                 description: errorList.join(", "),
             });
+        } else {
+            const QuestionDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.QuestionDialog");
+            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Group invitations sent', '', QuestionDialog, {
+                title: _t("Invites sent"),
+                description: _t("Your group invitations have been sent."),
+                hasCancelButton: false,
+            });
         }
     }).catch((err) => {
         const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
diff --git a/src/HtmlUtils.js b/src/HtmlUtils.js
index 5620bc06df..b306eab23c 100644
--- a/src/HtmlUtils.js
+++ b/src/HtmlUtils.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ const sanitizeHtmlParams = {
     // Lots of these won't come up by default because we don't allow them
     selfClosing: ['img', 'br', 'hr', 'area', 'base', 'basefont', 'input', 'link', 'meta'],
     // URL schemes we permit
-    allowedSchemes: ['http', 'https', 'ftp', 'mailto'],
+    allowedSchemes: ['http', 'https', 'ftp', 'mailto', 'magnet'],
 
     allowProtocolRelative: false,
 
@@ -385,10 +385,9 @@ class TextHighlighter extends BaseHighlighter {
      * highlights: optional list of words to highlight, ordered by longest word first
      *
      * opts.highlightLink: optional href to add to highlighted words
+     * opts.disableBigEmoji: optional argument to disable the big emoji class.
      */
-export function bodyToHtml(content, highlights, opts) {
-    opts = opts || {};
-
+export function bodyToHtml(content, highlights, opts={}) {
     const isHtml = (content.format === "org.matrix.custom.html");
     const body = isHtml ? content.formatted_body : escape(content.body);
 
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ export function bodyToHtml(content, highlights, opts) {
     }
 
     let emojiBody = false;
-    if (bodyHasEmoji) {
+    if (!opts.disableBigEmoji && bodyHasEmoji) {
         EMOJI_REGEX.lastIndex = 0;
         const contentBodyTrimmed = content.body !== undefined ? content.body.trim() : '';
         const match = EMOJI_REGEX.exec(contentBodyTrimmed);
diff --git a/src/Notifier.js b/src/Notifier.js
index a2e80353e1..93ef192fe0 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.js
+++ b/src/Notifier.js
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ const Notifier = {
             if (ev.getContent().body) msg = ev.getContent().body;
         }
 
-        const avatarUrl = ev.sender ? Avatar.avatarUrlForMember(
-            ev.sender, 40, 40, 'crop',
-        ) : null;
+        if (!this.isBodyEnabled()) {
+            msg = '';
+        }
 
+        const avatarUrl = ev.sender ? Avatar.avatarUrlForMember(ev.sender, 40, 40, 'crop') : null;
         const notif = plaf.displayNotification(title, msg, avatarUrl, room);
 
         // if displayNotification returns non-null,  the platform supports
@@ -195,6 +196,19 @@ const Notifier = {
         return enabled === 'true';
     },
 
+    setBodyEnabled: function(enable) {
+        if (!global.localStorage) return;
+        global.localStorage.setItem('notifications_body_enabled', enable ? 'true' : 'false');
+    },
+
+    isBodyEnabled: function() {
+        if (!global.localStorage) return true;
+        const enabled = global.localStorage.getItem('notifications_body_enabled');
+        // default to true if the popups are enabled
+        if (enabled === null) return this.isEnabled();
+        return enabled === 'true';
+    },
+
     setAudioEnabled: function(enable) {
         if (!global.localStorage) return;
         global.localStorage.setItem('audio_notifications_enabled',
diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.js b/src/TextForEvent.js
index 6345403f09..51e3eb8dc9 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.js
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.js
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ function textForPowerEvent(event) {
     });
 }
 
+function textForPinnedEvent(event) {
+    const senderName = event.getSender();
+    return _t("%(senderName)s changed the pinned messages for the room.", {senderName});
+}
+
 function textForWidgetEvent(event) {
     const senderName = event.getSender();
     const {name: prevName, type: prevType, url: prevUrl} = event.getPrevContent();
@@ -304,6 +309,7 @@ const stateHandlers = {
     'm.room.history_visibility': textForHistoryVisibilityEvent,
     'm.room.encryption': textForEncryptionEvent,
     'm.room.power_levels': textForPowerEvent,
+    'm.room.pinned_events': textForPinnedEvent,
 
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': textForWidgetEvent,
 };
diff --git a/src/UserSettingsStore.js b/src/UserSettingsStore.js
index 050e28e5b7..b274e6a594 100644
--- a/src/UserSettingsStore.js
+++ b/src/UserSettingsStore.js
@@ -30,18 +30,31 @@ const FEATURES = [
         id: 'feature_groups',
         name: _td("Groups"),
     },
+    {
+        id: 'feature_pinning',
+        name: _td("Message Pinning"),
+    },
 ];
 
 export default {
     getLabsFeatures() {
         const featuresConfig = SdkConfig.get()['features'] || {};
 
-        return FEATURES.filter((f) => {
-            const sdkConfigValue = featuresConfig[f.id];
-            if (!['enable', 'disable'].includes(sdkConfigValue)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }).map((f) => {
+        // The old flag: honourned for backwards compat
+        const enableLabs = SdkConfig.get()['enableLabs'];
+
+        let labsFeatures;
+        if (enableLabs) {
+            labsFeatures = FEATURES;
+        } else {
+            labsFeatures = FEATURES.filter((f) => {
+                const sdkConfigValue = featuresConfig[f.id];
+                if (sdkConfigValue === 'labs') {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        return labsFeatures.map((f) => {
             return f.id;
         });
     },
@@ -89,6 +102,17 @@ export default {
         Notifier.setEnabled(enable);
     },
 
+    getEnableNotificationBody: function() {
+        return Notifier.isBodyEnabled();
+    },
+
+    setEnableNotificationBody: function(enable) {
+        if (!Notifier.supportsDesktopNotifications()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Notifier.setBodyEnabled(enable);
+    },
+
     getEnableAudioNotifications: function() {
         return Notifier.isAudioEnabled();
     },
@@ -193,7 +217,10 @@ export default {
     isFeatureEnabled: function(featureId: string): boolean {
         const featuresConfig = SdkConfig.get()['features'];
 
-        let sdkConfigValue = 'labs';
+        // The old flag: honourned for backwards compat
+        const enableLabs = SdkConfig.get()['enableLabs'];
+
+        let sdkConfigValue = enableLabs ? 'labs' : 'disable';
         if (featuresConfig && featuresConfig[featureId] !== undefined) {
             sdkConfigValue = featuresConfig[featureId];
         }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
index 3a2ab33db8..cad55351d1 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // the end of the live timeline.
         atEndOfLiveTimeline: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
+        // This is true when the user is alone in the room, but has also sent a message.
+        // Used to suggest to the user to invite someone
+        sentMessageAndIsAlone: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
         // true if there is an active call in this room (means we show
         // the 'Active Call' text in the status bar if there is nothing
         // more interesting)
@@ -60,6 +64,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // 'unsent messages' bar
         onCancelAllClick: React.PropTypes.func,
 
+        // callback for when the user clicks on the 'invite others' button in the
+        // 'you are alone' bar
+        onInviteClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+
+        // callback for when the user clicks on the 'stop warning me' button in the
+        // 'you are alone' bar
+        onStopWarningClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+
         // callback for when the user clicks on the 'scroll to bottom' button
         onScrollToBottomClick: React.PropTypes.func,
 
@@ -140,7 +152,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             (this.state.usersTyping.length > 0) ||
             this.props.numUnreadMessages ||
             !this.props.atEndOfLiveTimeline ||
-            this.props.hasActiveCall
+            this.props.hasActiveCall ||
+            this.props.sentMessageAndIsAlone
         ) {
             return STATUS_BAR_EXPANDED;
         } else if (this.props.unsentMessageError) {
@@ -305,6 +318,21 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             );
         }
 
+        // If you're alone in the room, and have sent a message, suggest to invite someone
+        if (this.props.sentMessageAndIsAlone) {
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_RoomStatusBar_isAlone">
+                    { _tJsx("There's no one else here! Would you like to <a>invite others</a> or <a>stop warning about the empty room</a>?",
+                        [/<a>(.*?)<\/a>/, /<a>(.*?)<\/a>/],
+                        [
+                            (sub) => <a className="mx_RoomStatusBar_resend_link" key="invite" onClick={this.props.onInviteClick}>{ sub }</a>,
+                            (sub) => <a className="mx_RoomStatusBar_resend_link" key="nowarn" onClick={this.props.onStopWarningClick}>{ sub }</a>,
+                        ],
+                    ) }
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
         return null;
     },
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 3d3537e067..83ca987276 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             guestsCanJoin: false,
             canPeek: false,
             showApps: false,
+            isAlone: false,
             isPeeking: false,
 
             // error object, as from the matrix client/server API
@@ -461,6 +462,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         switch (payload.action) {
             case 'message_send_failed':
             case 'message_sent':
+                this._checkIfAlone(this.state.room);
+                // no break; to intentionally fall through
             case 'message_send_cancelled':
                 this.setState({
                     unsentMessageError: this._getUnsentMessageError(this.state.room),
@@ -740,6 +743,20 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     }, 500),
 
+    _checkIfAlone: function(room) {
+        let warnedAboutLonelyRoom = false;
+        if (localStorage) {
+            warnedAboutLonelyRoom = localStorage.getItem('mx_user_alone_warned_' + this.state.room.roomId);
+        }
+        if (warnedAboutLonelyRoom) {
+            if (this.state.isAlone) this.setState({isAlone: false});
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const joinedMembers = room.currentState.getMembers().filter(m => m.membership === "join" || m.membership === "invite");
+        this.setState({isAlone: joinedMembers.length === 1});
+    },
+
     _getUnsentMessageError: function(room) {
         const unsentMessages = this._getUnsentMessages(room);
         if (!unsentMessages.length) return "";
@@ -821,6 +838,22 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         Resend.cancelUnsentEvents(this.state.room);
     },
 
+    onInviteButtonClick: function() {
+        // call AddressPickerDialog
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'view_invite',
+            roomId: this.state.room.roomId,
+        });
+        this.setState({isAlone: false}); // there's a good chance they'll invite someone
+    },
+
+    onStopAloneWarningClick: function() {
+        if (localStorage) {
+            localStorage.setItem('mx_user_alone_warned_' + this.state.room.roomId, true);
+        }
+        this.setState({isAlone: false});
+    },
+
     onJoinButtonClicked: function(ev) {
         const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
 
@@ -1144,6 +1177,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return ret;
     },
 
+    onPinnedClick: function() {
+        this.setState({showingPinned: !this.state.showingPinned, searching: false});
+    },
+
     onSettingsClick: function() {
         this.showSettings(true);
     },
@@ -1263,7 +1300,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onSearchClick: function() {
-        this.setState({ searching: true });
+        this.setState({ searching: true, showingPinned: false });
     },
 
     onCancelSearchClick: function() {
@@ -1462,6 +1499,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const RoomSettings = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomSettings");
         const AuxPanel = sdk.getComponent("rooms.AuxPanel");
         const SearchBar = sdk.getComponent("rooms.SearchBar");
+        const PinnedEventsPanel = sdk.getComponent("rooms.PinnedEventsPanel");
         const ScrollPanel = sdk.getComponent("structures.ScrollPanel");
         const TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
         const RoomPreviewBar = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomPreviewBar");
@@ -1581,9 +1619,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 numUnreadMessages={this.state.numUnreadMessages}
                 unsentMessageError={this.state.unsentMessageError}
                 atEndOfLiveTimeline={this.state.atEndOfLiveTimeline}
+                sentMessageAndIsAlone={this.state.isAlone}
                 hasActiveCall={inCall}
                 onResendAllClick={this.onResendAllClick}
                 onCancelAllClick={this.onCancelAllClick}
+                onInviteClick={this.onInviteButtonClick}
+                onStopWarningClick={this.onStopAloneWarningClick}
                 onScrollToBottomClick={this.jumpToLiveTimeline}
                 onResize={this.onChildResize}
                 onVisible={this.onStatusBarVisible}
@@ -1603,6 +1644,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         } else if (this.state.searching) {
             hideCancel = true; // has own cancel
             aux = <SearchBar ref="search_bar" searchInProgress={this.state.searchInProgress} onCancelClick={this.onCancelSearchClick} onSearch={this.onSearch} />;
+        } else if (this.state.showingPinned) {
+            hideCancel = true; // has own cancel
+            aux = <PinnedEventsPanel room={this.state.room} onCancelClick={this.onPinnedClick} />;
         } else if (!myMember || myMember.membership !== "join") {
             // We do have a room object for this room, but we're not currently in it.
             // We may have a 3rd party invite to it.
@@ -1776,6 +1820,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     collapsedRhs={this.props.collapsedRhs}
                     onSearchClick={this.onSearchClick}
                     onSettingsClick={this.onSettingsClick}
+                    onPinnedClick={this.onPinnedClick}
                     onSaveClick={this.onSettingsSaveClick}
                     onCancelClick={(aux && !hideCancel) ? this.onCancelClick : null}
                     onForgetClick={(myMember && myMember.membership === "leave") ? this.onForgetClick : null}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index d83434f5a8..b69bea9282 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ const SETTINGS_LABELS = [
         id: 'Pill.shouldHidePillAvatar',
         label: _td('Hide avatars in user and room mentions'),
     },
+    {
+        id: 'TextualBody.disableBigEmoji',
+        label: _td('Disable big emoji in chat'),
+    },
 /*
     {
         id: 'useFixedWidthFont',
@@ -423,6 +427,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    onAvatarRemoveClick: function() {
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().setAvatarUrl(null);
+        this.setState({avatarUrl: null}); // the avatar update will complete async for us
+    },
+
     onLogoutClicked: function(ev) {
         const QuestionDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.QuestionDialog");
         Modal.createTrackedDialog('Logout E2E Export', '', QuestionDialog, {
@@ -1318,7 +1327,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     </div>
 
                     <div className="mx_UserSettings_avatarPicker">
-                        <div onClick={this.onAvatarPickerClick}>
+                        <div className="mx_UserSettings_avatarPicker_remove" onClick={this.onAvatarRemoveClick}>
+                            <img src="img/cancel.svg" width="15" height="15"
+                                 alt={_t("Remove avatar")} title={_t("Remove avatar")} />
+                        </div>
+                        <div onClick={this.onAvatarPickerClick} className="mx_UserSettings_avatarPicker_imgContainer">
                             <ChangeAvatar ref="changeAvatar" initialAvatarUrl={avatarUrl}
                                 showUploadSection={false} className="mx_UserSettings_avatarPicker_img" />
                         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
index 453394249f..995d5f8531 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // it sucks that _tJsx doesn't support normal _t substitutions :((
         return (
             <div className="mx_RoomAvatarEvent">
-                { _tJsx('$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>',
+                { _tJsx('%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>',
                          [
-                            /\$senderDisplayName/,
+                            /%\(senderDisplayName\)s/,
                             /<img\/>/,
                          ],
                          [
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
index c0468c38c2..64b23238e5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
@@ -354,7 +354,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent;
         const content = mxEvent.getContent();
 
-        let body = HtmlUtils.bodyToHtml(content, this.props.highlights, {});
+        let body = HtmlUtils.bodyToHtml(content, this.props.highlights, {
+            disableBigEmoji: UserSettingsStore.getSyncedSetting('TextualBody.disableBigEmoji', false),
+        });
 
         if (this.props.highlightLink) {
             body = <a href={this.props.highlightLink}>{ body }</a>;
diff --git a/src/components/views/room_settings/ColorSettings.js b/src/components/views/room_settings/ColorSettings.js
index d914390bd8..bfdaa49f65 100644
--- a/src/components/views/room_settings/ColorSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/room_settings/ColorSettings.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const ROOM_COLORS = [
     ["#dad658", "#f5f4ea"],
     ["#80c553", "#eef5ea"],
     ["#bb814e", "#eee8e3"],
-    ["#595959", "#ececec"],
+    //["#595959", "#ececec"], // Grey makes everything appear disabled, so remove it for now
 ];
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index f92dc0b97a..499d0ec09a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const eventTileTypes = {
     'm.room.history_visibility': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.encryption': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.power_levels': 'messages.TextualEvent',
+    'm.room.pinned_events' : 'messages.TextualEvent',
 
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': 'messages.TextualEvent',
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
index 180db1d5dd..f768487509 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
@@ -626,22 +626,49 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
     },
 
     _renderUserOptions: function() {
-        // Only allow the user to ignore the user if its not ourselves
+        const cli = this.props.matrixClient;
+        const member = this.props.member;
+
         let ignoreButton = null;
-        if (this.props.member.userId !== this.props.matrixClient.getUserId()) {
+        let readReceiptButton = null;
+
+        // Only allow the user to ignore the user if its not ourselves
+        // same goes for jumping to read receipt
+        if (member.userId !== cli.getUserId()) {
             ignoreButton = (
                 <AccessibleButton onClick={this.onIgnoreToggle} className="mx_MemberInfo_field">
                     { this.state.isIgnoring ? _t("Unignore") : _t("Ignore") }
                 </AccessibleButton>
             );
+
+            if (member.roomId) {
+                const room = cli.getRoom(member.roomId);
+                const eventId = room.getEventReadUpTo(member.userId);
+
+                const onReadReceiptButton = function() {
+                    dis.dispatch({
+                        action: 'view_room',
+                        highlighted: true,
+                        event_id: eventId,
+                        room_id: member.roomId,
+                    });
+                };
+
+                readReceiptButton = (
+                    <AccessibleButton onClick={onReadReceiptButton} className="mx_MemberInfo_field">
+                        { _t('Jump to read receipt') }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                );
+            }
         }
 
-        if (!ignoreButton) return null;
+        if (!ignoreButton && !readReceiptButton) return null;
 
         return (
             <div>
                 <h3>{ _t("User Options") }</h3>
                 <div className="mx_MemberInfo_buttons">
+                    { readReceiptButton }
                     { ignoreButton }
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
index 0713a4ae8a..04b6089559 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.js
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const newState = {
             members: this.roomMembers(),
         };
-        newState.filteredJoinedMembers = this._filterMembers(newState.members, 'join');
-        newState.filteredInvitedMembers = this._filterMembers(newState.members, 'invite');
+        newState.filteredJoinedMembers = this._filterMembers(newState.members, 'join', this.state.searchQuery);
+        newState.filteredInvitedMembers = this._filterMembers(newState.members, 'invite', this.state.searchQuery);
         this.setState(newState);
     }, 500),
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             const user_id = all_user_ids[i];
             const m = all_members[user_id];
 
-            if (m.membership == 'join' || m.membership == 'invite') {
+            if (m.membership === 'join' || m.membership === 'invite') {
                 if ((ConferenceHandler && !ConferenceHandler.isConferenceUser(user_id)) || !ConferenceHandler) {
                     to_display.push(user_id);
                     ++count;
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             const m = this.memberDict[userId];
 
             if (query) {
+                query = query.toLowerCase();
                 const matchesName = m.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1;
                 const matchesId = m.userId.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1;
 
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 }
             }
 
-            return m.membership == membership;
+            return m.membership === membership;
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65b41d946a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Travis Ralston
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from "react";
+import MatrixClientPeg from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";
+import dis from "../../../dispatcher";
+import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
+import MessageEvent from "../messages/MessageEvent";
+import MemberAvatar from "../avatars/MemberAvatar";
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'PinnedEventTile',
+    propTypes: {
+        mxRoom: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        mxEvent: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        onUnpinned: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+    onTileClicked: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'view_room',
+            event_id: this.props.mxEvent.getId(),
+            highlighted: true,
+            room_id: this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
+        });
+    },
+    onUnpinClicked: function() {
+        const pinnedEvents = this.props.mxRoom.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.pinned_events", "");
+        if (!pinnedEvents || !pinnedEvents.getContent().pinned) {
+            // Nothing to do: already unpinned
+            if (this.props.onUnpinned) this.props.onUnpinned();
+        } else {
+            const pinned = pinnedEvents.getContent().pinned;
+            const index = pinned.indexOf(this.props.mxEvent.getId());
+            if (index !== -1) {
+                pinned.splice(index, 1);
+                MatrixClientPeg.get().sendStateEvent(this.props.mxRoom.roomId, 'm.room.pinned_events', {pinned}, '')
+                .then(() => {
+                    if (this.props.onUnpinned) this.props.onUnpinned();
+                });
+            } else if (this.props.onUnpinned) this.props.onUnpinned();
+        }
+    },
+    _canUnpin: function() {
+        return this.props.mxRoom.currentState.mayClientSendStateEvent('m.room.pinned_events', MatrixClientPeg.get());
+    },
+    render: function() {
+        const sender = this.props.mxRoom.getMember(this.props.mxEvent.getSender());
+        const avatarSize = 40;
+
+        let unpinButton = null;
+        if (this._canUnpin()) {
+            unpinButton = (
+                <AccessibleButton onClick={this.onUnpinClicked} className="mx_PinnedEventTile_unpinButton">
+                    <img src="img/cancel-red.svg" width="8" height="8" alt={_t('Unpin Message')} title={_t('Unpin Message')} />
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            );
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_PinnedEventTile">
+                <div className="mx_PinnedEventTile_actions">
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_PinnedEventTile_gotoButton mx_textButton" onClick={this.onTileClicked}>
+                        { _t("Jump to message") }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    { unpinButton }
+                </div>
+
+                <MemberAvatar member={sender} width={avatarSize} height={avatarSize} />
+                <span className="mx_PinnedEventTile_sender">
+                    { sender.name }
+                </span>
+                <MessageEvent mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} className="mx_PinnedEventTile_body" />
+            </div>
+        );
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..deea03f030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Travis Ralston
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from "react";
+import MatrixClientPeg from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";
+import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
+import PinnedEventTile from "./PinnedEventTile";
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'PinnedEventsPanel',
+    propTypes: {
+        // The Room from the js-sdk we're going to show pinned events for
+        room: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+
+        onCancelClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            loading: true,
+        };
+    },
+
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        this._updatePinnedMessages();
+    },
+
+    _updatePinnedMessages: function() {
+        const pinnedEvents = this.props.room.currentState.getStateEvents("m.room.pinned_events", "");
+        if (!pinnedEvents || !pinnedEvents.getContent().pinned) {
+            this.setState({ loading: false, pinned: [] });
+        } else {
+            const promises = [];
+            const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+
+            pinnedEvents.getContent().pinned.map((eventId) => {
+                promises.push(cli.getEventTimeline(this.props.room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet(), eventId, 0).then(
+                (timeline) => {
+                    const event = timeline.getEvents().find((e) => e.getId() === eventId);
+                    return {eventId, timeline, event};
+                }).catch((err) => {
+                    console.error("Error looking up pinned event " + eventId + " in room " + this.props.room.roomId);
+                    console.error(err);
+                    return null; // return lack of context to avoid unhandled errors
+                }));
+            });
+
+            Promise.all(promises).then((contexts) => {
+                // Filter out the messages before we try to render them
+                const pinned = contexts.filter((context) => {
+                    if (!context) return false; // no context == not applicable for the room
+                    if (context.event.getType() !== "m.room.message") return false;
+                    if (context.event.isRedacted()) return false;
+                    return true;
+                });
+
+                this.setState({ loading: false, pinned });
+            });
+        }
+    },
+
+    _getPinnedTiles: function() {
+        if (this.state.pinned.length == 0) {
+            return (<div>{ _t("No pinned messages.") }</div>);
+        }
+
+        return this.state.pinned.map((context) => {
+            return (<PinnedEventTile key={context.event.getId()}
+                                     mxRoom={this.props.room}
+                                     mxEvent={context.event}
+                                     onUnpinned={this._updatePinnedMessages} />);
+        });
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        let tiles = <div>{ _t("Loading...") }</div>;
+        if (this.state && !this.state.loading) {
+            tiles = this._getPinnedTiles();
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_PinnedEventsPanel">
+                <div className="mx_PinnedEventsPanel_body">
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_PinnedEventsPanel_cancel" onClick={this.props.onCancelClick}><img src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" /></AccessibleButton>
+                    <h3 className="mx_PinnedEventsPanel_header">{ _t("Pinned Messages") }</h3>
+                    { tiles }
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index 42cbb90cd9..4df0ff738c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import linkifyMatrix from '../../../linkify-matrix';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 import ManageIntegsButton from '../elements/ManageIntegsButton';
 import {CancelButton} from './SimpleRoomHeader';
+import UserSettingsStore from "../../../UserSettingsStore";
 
 linkifyMatrix(linkify);
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         inRoom: React.PropTypes.bool,
         collapsedRhs: React.PropTypes.bool,
         onSettingsClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+        onPinnedClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         onSaveClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         onSearchClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         onLeaveClick: React.PropTypes.func,
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }).done();
     },
 
+    onAvatarRemoveClick: function() {
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().sendStateEvent(this.props.room.roomId, 'm.room.avatar', {url: null}, '');
+    },
+
     onShowRhsClick: function(ev) {
         dis.dispatch({ action: 'show_right_panel' });
     },
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         let spinner = null;
         let saveButton = null;
         let settingsButton = null;
+        let pinnedEventsButton = null;
 
         let canSetRoomName;
         let canSetRoomAvatar;
@@ -268,11 +275,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     <div className="mx_RoomHeader_avatarPicker_edit">
                         <label htmlFor="avatarInput" ref="file_label">
                             <img src="img/camera.svg"
-                                alt={_t("Upload avatar")} title={_t("Upload avatar")}
-                                width="17" height="15" />
+                                 alt={_t("Upload avatar")} title={_t("Upload avatar")}
+                                 width="17" height="15" />
                         </label>
                         <input id="avatarInput" type="file" onChange={this.onAvatarSelected} />
                     </div>
+                    <div className="mx_RoomHeader_avatarPicker_remove" onClick={this.onAvatarRemoveClick}>
+                        <img src="img/cancel.svg" width="10"
+                             alt={_t("Remove avatar")} title={_t("Remove avatar")} />
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             );
         } else if (this.props.room || (this.props.oobData && this.props.oobData.name)) {
@@ -290,6 +301,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 </AccessibleButton>;
         }
 
+        if (this.props.onPinnedClick && UserSettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled('feature_pinning')) {
+            pinnedEventsButton =
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_RoomHeader_button" onClick={this.props.onPinnedClick} title={_t("Pinned Messages")}>
+                    <TintableSvg src="img/icons-pin.svg" width="16" height="16" />
+                </AccessibleButton>;
+        }
+
 //        var leave_button;
 //        if (this.props.onLeaveClick) {
 //            leave_button =
@@ -334,6 +352,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             rightRow =
                 <div className="mx_RoomHeader_rightRow">
                     { settingsButton }
+                    { pinnedEventsButton }
                     { manageIntegsButton }
                     { forgetButton }
                     { searchButton }
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/ChangeAvatar.js b/src/components/views/settings/ChangeAvatar.js
index b3204ab86e..a363dc2c60 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/ChangeAvatar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/ChangeAvatar.js
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         };
     },
 
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
+    },
+
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
         if (this.avatarSet) {
             // don't clobber what the user has just set
@@ -63,6 +67,28 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
+        if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
+        }
+    },
+
+    onRoomStateEvents: function(ev) {
+        if (!this.props.room) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (ev.getRoomId() !== this.props.room.roomId || ev.getType() !== 'm.room.avatar'
+            || ev.getSender() !== MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!ev.getContent().url) {
+            this.avatarSet = false;
+            this.setState({}); // force update
+        }
+    },
+
     setAvatarFromFile: function(file) {
         let newUrl = null;
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json b/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
index 63f21e80a1..c7b05de215 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/de_DE.json
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
     "WARNING: KEY VERIFICATION FAILED! The signing key for %(userId)s and device %(deviceId)s is \"%(fprint)s\" which does not match the provided key \"%(fingerprint)s\". This could mean your communications are being intercepted!": "WARNUNG: SCHLÜSSEL-VERIFIZIERUNG FEHLGESCHLAGEN! Der Signatur-Schlüssel für %(userId)s und das Gerät %(deviceId)s ist \"%(fprint)s\", welcher nicht mit dem bereitgestellten Schlüssel \"%(fingerprint)s\" übereinstimmt. Dies kann bedeuten, dass deine Kommunikation abgehört wird!",
     "You have <a>disabled</a> URL previews by default.": "Du hast die URL-Vorschau standardmäßig <a>deaktiviert</a>.",
     "You have <a>enabled</a> URL previews by default.": "Du hast die URL-Vorschau standardmäßig <a>aktiviert</a>.",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName hat das Raum-Bild geändert zu <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s hat das Raum-Bild geändert zu <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s hat das Raum-Bild für %(roomName)s geändert",
     "Hide removed messages": "Gelöschte Nachrichten verbergen",
     "Start new chat": "Neuen Chat starten",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/el.json b/src/i18n/strings/el.json
index 99ae411d94..06009b0b3b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/el.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/el.json
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
     "Disable URL previews by default for participants in this room": "Απενεργοποίηση της προεπισκόπησης συνδέσμων για όλους τους συμμετέχοντες στο δωμάτιο",
     "Disable URL previews for this room (affects only you)": "Απενεργοποίηση της προεπισκόπησης συνδέσμων για αυτό το δωμάτιο (επηρεάζει μόνο εσάς)",
     " (unsupported)": " (μη υποστηριζόμενο)",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "Ο $senderDisplayName άλλαξε την εικόνα του δωματίου σε <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "Ο %(senderDisplayName)s άλλαξε την εικόνα του δωματίου σε <img/>",
     "Missing Media Permissions, click here to request.": "Λείπουν τα δικαιώματα πολύμεσων, κάντε κλικ για να ζητήσετε.",
     "You may need to manually permit Riot to access your microphone/webcam": "Μπορεί να χρειαστεί να ορίσετε χειροκίνητα την πρόσβαση του Riot στο μικρόφωνο/κάμερα",
     "Can't connect to homeserver - please check your connectivity, ensure your <a>homeserver's SSL certificate</a> is trusted, and that a browser extension is not blocking requests.": "Δεν είναι δυνατή η σύνδεση στον διακομιστή - παρακαλούμε ελέγξτε την συνδεσιμότητα, βεβαιωθείτε ότι το <a>πιστοποιητικό SSL</a> του διακομιστή είναι έμπιστο και ότι κάποιο πρόσθετο περιηγητή δεν αποτρέπει τα αιτήματα.",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index e542253641..df236636a2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
     "%(targetName)s joined the room.": "%(targetName)s joined the room.",
     "Joins room with given alias": "Joins room with given alias",
     "Jump to first unread message.": "Jump to first unread message.",
+    "Jump to read receipt": "Jump to read receipt",
     "%(senderName)s kicked %(targetName)s.": "%(senderName)s kicked %(targetName)s.",
     "Kick": "Kick",
     "Kicks user with given id": "Kicks user with given id",
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@
     "matrix-react-sdk version:": "matrix-react-sdk version:",
     "Matrix Apps": "Matrix Apps",
     "Members only": "Members only",
+    "Disable big emoji in chat": "Disable big emoji in chat",
     "Disable Emoji suggestions while typing": "Disable Emoji suggestions while typing",
     "Message not sent due to unknown devices being present": "Message not sent due to unknown devices being present",
     "Missing room_id in request": "Missing room_id in request",
@@ -609,6 +611,7 @@
     "Room": "Room",
     "Copied!": "Copied!",
     "Failed to copy": "Failed to copy",
+    "There's no one else here! Would you like to <a>invite others</a> or <a>stop warning about the empty room</a>?": "There's no one else here! Would you like to <a>invite others</a> or <a>stop warning about the empty room</a>?",
     "Connectivity to the server has been lost.": "Connectivity to the server has been lost.",
     "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.": "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.",
     "<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.": "<a>Resend all</a> or <a>cancel all</a> now. You can also select individual messages to resend or cancel.",
@@ -616,6 +619,7 @@
     "(~%(count)s results)|other": "(~%(count)s results)",
     "Cancel": "Cancel",
     "or": "or",
+    "Message Pinning": "Message Pinning",
     "Active call": "Active call",
     "Monday": "Monday",
     "Tuesday": "Tuesday",
@@ -632,6 +636,7 @@
     "quote": "quote",
     "bullet": "bullet",
     "numbullet": "numbullet",
+    "Remove avatar": "Remove avatar",
     "%(severalUsers)sjoined %(repeats)s times": "%(severalUsers)sjoined %(repeats)s times",
     "%(oneUser)sjoined %(repeats)s times": "%(oneUser)sjoined %(repeats)s times",
     "%(severalUsers)sjoined": "%(severalUsers)sjoined",
@@ -785,7 +790,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "Start chatting",
     "Start Chatting": "Start Chatting",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "Click on the button below to start chatting!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s",
     "Username available": "Username available",
@@ -885,6 +890,8 @@
     "Add rooms to the group summary": "Add rooms to the group summary",
     "Which rooms would you like to add to this summary?": "Which rooms would you like to add to this summary?",
     "Room name or alias": "Room name or alias",
+    "Pinned Messages": "Pinned Messages",
+    "%(senderName)s changed the pinned messages for the room.": "%(senderName)s changed the pinned messages for the room.",
     "You are an administrator of this group": "You are an administrator of this group",
     "Failed to add the following rooms to the summary of %(groupId)s:": "Failed to add the following rooms to the summary of %(groupId)s:",
     "Failed to remove the room from the summary of %(groupId)s": "Failed to remove the room from the summary of %(groupId)s",
@@ -917,5 +924,7 @@
     "Related groups for this room:": "Related groups for this room:",
     "This room has no related groups": "This room has no related groups",
     "New group ID (e.g. +foo:%(localDomain)s)": "New group ID (e.g. +foo:%(localDomain)s)",
+    "Invites sent": "Invites sent",
+    "Your group invitations have been sent.": "Your group invitations have been sent.",
     "%(serverName)s Matrix ID": "%(serverName)s Matrix ID"
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
index 5236e959d4..7326b54799 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
     "Idle": "Idle",
     "Offline": "Offline",
     "Disable URL previews for this room (affects only you)": "Disable URL previews for this room (affects only you)",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s",
     "Active call (%(roomName)s)": "Active call (%(roomName)s)",
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@
     "+example:%(domain)s": "+example:%(domain)s",
     "Group IDs must be of the form +localpart:%(domain)s": "Group IDs must be of the form +localpart:%(domain)s",
     "Room creation failed": "Room creation failed",
+    "Pinned Messages": "Pinned Messages",
     "You are a member of these groups:": "You are a member of these groups:",
     "Create a group to represent your community! Define a set of rooms and your own custom homepage to mark out your space in the Matrix universe.": "Create a group to represent your community! Define a set of rooms and your own custom homepage to mark out your space in the Matrix universe.",
     "Join an existing group": "Join an existing group",
@@ -859,6 +860,7 @@
     "%(widgetName)s widget removed by %(senderName)s": "%(widgetName)s widget removed by %(senderName)s",
     "Robot check is currently unavailable on desktop - please use a <a>web browser</a>": "Robot check is currently unavailable on desktop - please use a <a>web browser</a>",
     "Verifies a user, device, and pubkey tuple": "Verifies a user, device, and pubkey tuple",
+    "%(senderName)s changed the pinned messages for the room.": "%(senderName)s changed the pinned messages for the room.",
     "It is currently only possible to create groups on your own home server: use a group ID ending with %(domain)s": "It is currently only possible to create groups on your own home server: use a group ID ending with %(domain)s",
     "To join an existing group you'll have to know its group identifier; this will look something like <i>+example:matrix.org</i>.": "To join an existing group you'll have to know its group identifier; this will look something like <i>+example:matrix.org</i>.",
     "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s": "%(weekDayName)s, %(monthName)s %(day)s",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/eu.json b/src/i18n/strings/eu.json
index fcad984ff5..825940fdc4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/eu.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/eu.json
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "Hasi txateatzen",
     "Start Chatting": "Hasi txateatzen",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "Egin klik beheko botoian txateatzen hasteko!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName erabiltzaileak gelaren abatarra aldatu du beste honetara: <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s erabiltzaileak gelaren abatarra aldatu du beste honetara: <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s erabiltzaileak gelaren abatarra ezabatu du.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s erabiltzaileak %(roomName)s gelaren abatarra aldatu du",
     "Username available": "Erabiltzaile-izena eskuragarri dago",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/fr.json b/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
index d07a162f8d..3a45793b7c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/fr.json
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
     "for %(amount)sm": "depuis %(amount)sm",
     "for %(amount)sh": "depuis %(amount)sh",
     "for %(amount)sd": "depuis %(amount)sj",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName a changé l’avatar du salon en <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s a changé l’avatar du salon en <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s a supprimé l'avatar du salon.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s a changé l’avatar de %(roomName)s",
     "Device already verified!": "Appareil déjà vérifié !",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/hu.json b/src/i18n/strings/hu.json
index bcd3452a6c..4e2c39b27b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/hu.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/hu.json
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "Csevegés indítása",
     "Start Chatting": "Csevegés indítása",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "Csevegés indításához kattints a gombra alább!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName megváltoztatta a szoba avatar képét: <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s megváltoztatta a szoba avatar képét: <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s törölte a szoba avatar képét.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s megváltoztatta %(roomName)s szoba avatar képét",
     "Username available": "Szabad felhasználói név",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/ko.json b/src/i18n/strings/ko.json
index 307ee762ef..98a07e629d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/ko.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/ko.json
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "이야기하기",
     "Start Chatting": "이야기하기",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "이야기하려면 아래 버튼을 누르세요!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName님이 방 아바타를 <img/>로 바꾸셨어요",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s님이 방 아바타를 <img/>로 바꾸셨어요",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s님이 방 아바타를 지우셨어요.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s가 %(roomName)s 방의 아바타를 바꾸셨어요",
     "Username available": "쓸 수 있는 사용자 이름",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/lv.json b/src/i18n/strings/lv.json
index 0a5e999015..164b6226d9 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/lv.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/lv.json
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
     "Dec": "Dec.",
     "Set a display name:": "Iestatīt redzamo vārdu:",
     "This image cannot be displayed.": "Šo attēlu nav iespējams parādīt.",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName nomainīja istabas attēlu uz <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s nomainīja istabas attēlu uz <img/>",
     "Upload an avatar:": "Augšuplādē profila attēlu:",
     "This server does not support authentication with a phone number.": "Šis serveris neatbalsta autentifikāciju pēc telefona numura.",
     "Missing password.": "Trūkst parole.",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/nl.json b/src/i18n/strings/nl.json
index 38ca640fc8..c12a2ad81c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/nl.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/nl.json
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "Start met praten",
     "Start Chatting": "Start Met Praten",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "Klik op de knop hieronder om te starten met praten!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName heeft de ruimte avatar aangepast naar <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s heeft de ruimte avatar aangepast naar <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s heeft de ruimte avatar verwijderd.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s veranderde de avatar voor %(roomName)s",
     "Username available": "Gebruikersnaam beschikbaar",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/pl.json b/src/i18n/strings/pl.json
index 0b11e26c44..66e7b2aa28 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/pl.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/pl.json
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@
     "for %(amount)sd": "%(amount)s dni",
     "Idle": "Bezczynny",
     "Check for update": "Sprawdź aktualizacje",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName zmienił awatar pokoju na <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s zmienił awatar pokoju na <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s usunął awatar pokoju.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s zmienił awatar %(roomName)s",
     "This will be your account name on the <span></span> homeserver, or you can pick a <a>different server</a>.": "To będzie twoja nazwa konta na <span></span> serwerze domowym; możesz też wybrać <a>inny serwer</a>.",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/pt.json b/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
index 56beb43e33..73d7e6ca68 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/pt.json
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
     "for %(amount)sd": "por %(amount)sd",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removeu a imagem da sala.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s alterou a imagem da sala %(roomName)s",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName alterou a imagem da sala para <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s alterou a imagem da sala para <img/>",
     "Missing Media Permissions, click here to request.": "Faltam permissões para uso de mídia no seu computador. Clique aqui para solicitá-las.",
     "No Microphones detected": "Não foi detetado nenhum microfone",
     "No Webcams detected": "Não foi detetada nenhuma Webcam",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json b/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
index 109c0bb6c2..691cf8d9bf 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/pt_BR.json
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
     "for %(amount)sd": "por %(amount)sd",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removeu a imagem da sala.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s alterou a imagem da sala %(roomName)s",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName alterou a imagem da sala para <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s alterou a imagem da sala para <img/>",
     "Missing Media Permissions, click here to request.": "Faltam permissões para uso de mídia no seu computador. Clique aqui para solicitá-las.",
     "No Microphones detected": "Não foi detectado nenhum microfone",
     "No Webcams detected": "Não foi detectada nenhuma Webcam",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/ru.json b/src/i18n/strings/ru.json
index ab09fd1700..fffce4f328 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/ru.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/ru.json
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
     "Idle": "Неактивен",
     "Offline": "Не в сети",
     "Disable URL previews for this room (affects only you)": "Отключить предпросмотр URL-адресов для этой комнаты (влияет только на вас)",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName сменил аватар комнаты на <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s сменил аватар комнаты на <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s удалил аватар комнаты.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s сменил аватар для %(roomName)s",
     "Create new room": "Создать новую комнату",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/tr.json b/src/i18n/strings/tr.json
index 98be1c9a64..fdc06f741c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/tr.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/tr.json
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
     "Start chatting": "Sohbeti başlat",
     "Start Chatting": "Sohbeti Başlat",
     "Click on the button below to start chatting!": "Sohbeti başlatmak için aşağıdaki butona tıklayın!",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName odanın avatarını <img/> olarak çevirdi",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s odanın avatarını <img/> olarak çevirdi",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s odanın avatarını kaldırdı.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s  %(roomName)s için avatarı değiştirdi",
     "Username available": "Kullanıcı ismi uygun",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/zh_Hant.json b/src/i18n/strings/zh_Hant.json
index 83aadd5178..35e18b9793 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/zh_Hant.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/zh_Hant.json
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     "Idle": "閒置",
     "Offline": "下線",
     "Disable URL previews for this room (affects only you)": "在這個房間禁止URL預覽（只影響你）",
-    "$senderDisplayName changed the room avatar to <img/>": "$senderDisplayName 更改了聊天室的圖像為 <img/>",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s 更改了聊天室的圖像為 <img/>",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s 移除了聊天室圖片。",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s 更改了聊天室 %(roomName)s　圖像",
     "Cancel": "取消",
diff --git a/src/languageHandler.js b/src/languageHandler.js
index b2fc65c46d..a90b78c40e 100644
--- a/src/languageHandler.js
+++ b/src/languageHandler.js
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ export function _tJsx(jsxText, patterns, subs) {
     }
 
     // The translation returns text so there's no XSS vector here (no unsafe HTML, no code execution)
-    const tJsxText = _t(jsxText);
+    const tJsxText = _t(jsxText, {interpolate: false});
     const output = [tJsxText];
+
     for (let i = 0; i < patterns.length; i++) {
         // convert the last element in 'output' into 3 elements (pre-text, sub function, post-text).
         // Rinse and repeat for other patterns (using post-text).