diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
index dc4f3f77db..0a909d9906 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
                 );
                 tiles.push(
                     <RoomTile key={room.roomId} room={room}
+                        transparent={true}
                         collapsed={false}
                         selected={false}
                         unread={Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room)}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
index 816246a2de..19afe8e388 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
 
                     tiles.push(
                         <RoomTile key={room.roomId} room={room}
+                            transparent={true}
                             collapsed={false}
                             selected={false}
                             unread={Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room)}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index 43bc69dea2..6c0c2497b3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         collapsed: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         unread: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         highlight: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        // If true, apply mx_RoomTile_transparent class
+        transparent: PropTypes.bool,
         isInvite: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
         incomingCall: PropTypes.object,
     },
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             'mx_RoomTile_invited': (me && me.membership == 'invite'),
             'mx_RoomTile_menuDisplayed': this.state.menuDisplayed,
             'mx_RoomTile_noBadges': !badges,
+            'mx_RoomTile_transparent': this.props.transparent,
         });
 
         const avatarClasses = classNames({