diff --git a/res/css/views/dialogs/_CreateRoomDialog.scss b/res/css/views/dialogs/_CreateRoomDialog.scss
index c542741c30..2678f7b4ad 100644
--- a/res/css/views/dialogs/_CreateRoomDialog.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/dialogs/_CreateRoomDialog.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 .mx_CreateRoomDialog_details {
+    margin-top: 15px;
+
     .mx_CreateRoomDialog_details_summary {
         outline: none;
         list-style: none;
@@ -71,11 +73,19 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_CreateRoomDialog {
-
     &.mx_Dialog_fixedWidth {
         width: 450px;
     }
 
+    .mx_Dialog_content {
+        margin-bottom: 40px;
+    }
+
+    p,
+    .mx_Field_input label {
+        color: $muted-fg-color;
+    }
+
     .mx_SettingsFlag {
         display: flex;
     }
@@ -90,5 +100,18 @@ limitations under the License.
         flex: 0 0 auto;
         margin-left: 30px;
     }
+
+    .mx_CreateRoomDialog_topic {
+        margin-bottom: 36px;
+    }
+
+    .mx_Dialog_content > .mx_SettingsFlag {
+        margin-top: 24px;
+    }
+
+    p {
+        margin: 0 85px 0 0;
+        font-size: $font-12px;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.js
index 77014db21d..88e90627e8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import withValidation from '../elements/Validation';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import {MatrixClientPeg} from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import {Key} from "../../../Keyboard";
+import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 
 export default createReactClass({
     displayName: 'CreateRoomDialog',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
         const config = SdkConfig.get();
         return {
             isPublic: false,
+            isEncrypted: true,
             name: "",
             topic: "",
             alias: "",
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ export default createReactClass({
         if (this.state.noFederate) {
             createOpts.creation_content = {'m.federate': false};
         }
+
+        if (!this.state.isPublic && SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_cross_signing")) {
+            createOpts.encryption = this.state.isEncrypted;
+        }
+
         return opts;
     },
 
@@ -127,6 +134,10 @@ export default createReactClass({
         this.setState({isPublic});
     },
 
+    onEncryptedChange(isEncrypted) {
+        this.setState({isEncrypted});
+    },
+
     onAliasChange(alias) {
         this.setState({alias});
     },
@@ -166,11 +177,10 @@ export default createReactClass({
         const LabelledToggleSwitch = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.LabelledToggleSwitch');
         const RoomAliasField = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.RoomAliasField');
 
-        let privateLabel;
-        let publicLabel;
+        let publicPrivateLabel;
         let aliasField;
         if (this.state.isPublic) {
-            publicLabel = (<p>{_t("Set a room alias to easily share your room with other people.")}</p>);
+            publicPrivateLabel = (<p>{_t("Set a room alias to easily share your room with other people.")}</p>);
             const domain = MatrixClientPeg.get().getDomain();
             aliasField = (
                 <div className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_aliasContainer">
@@ -178,7 +188,15 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 </div>
             );
         } else {
-            privateLabel = (<p>{_t("This room is private, and can only be joined by invitation.")}</p>);
+            publicPrivateLabel = (<p>{_t("This room is private, and can only be joined by invitation.")}</p>);
+        }
+
+        let e2eeSection;
+        if (!this.state.isPublic && SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_cross_signing")) {
+            e2eeSection = <React.Fragment>
+                <LabelledToggleSwitch label={ _t("Enable end-to-end encryption")} onChange={this.onEncryptedChange} value={this.state.isEncrypted} />
+                <p>{ _t("You can’t disable this later. Bridges & most bots won’t work yet.") }</p>
+            </React.Fragment>;
         }
 
         const title = this.state.isPublic ? _t('Create a public room') : _t('Create a private room');
@@ -189,10 +207,10 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 <form onSubmit={this.onOk} onKeyDown={this._onKeyDown}>
                     <div className="mx_Dialog_content">
                         <Field ref={ref => this._nameFieldRef = ref} label={ _t('Name') } onChange={this.onNameChange} onValidate={this.onNameValidate} value={this.state.name} className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_name" />
-                        <Field label={ _t('Topic (optional)') } onChange={this.onTopicChange} value={this.state.topic} />
+                        <Field label={ _t('Topic (optional)') } onChange={this.onTopicChange} value={this.state.topic} className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_topic" />
                         <LabelledToggleSwitch label={ _t("Make this room public")} onChange={this.onPublicChange} value={this.state.isPublic} />
-                        { privateLabel }
-                        { publicLabel }
+                        { publicPrivateLabel }
+                        { e2eeSection }
                         { aliasField }
                         <details ref={this.collectDetailsRef} className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_details">
                             <summary className="mx_CreateRoomDialog_details_summary">{ this.state.detailsOpen ? _t('Hide advanced') : _t('Show advanced') }</summary>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index e653942c10..067d5d8eee 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1557,6 +1557,8 @@
     "Please enter a name for the room": "Please enter a name for the room",
     "Set a room alias to easily share your room with other people.": "Set a room alias to easily share your room with other people.",
     "This room is private, and can only be joined by invitation.": "This room is private, and can only be joined by invitation.",
+    "Enable end-to-end encryption": "Enable end-to-end encryption",
+    "You can’t disable this later. Bridges & most bots won’t work yet.": "You can’t disable this later. Bridges & most bots won’t work yet.",
     "Create a public room": "Create a public room",
     "Create a private room": "Create a private room",
     "Name": "Name",