diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/crypto/VerificationQRCode.js b/src/components/views/elements/crypto/VerificationQRCode.js
index c49dd3faf5..fa4031da9f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/crypto/VerificationQRCode.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/crypto/VerificationQRCode.js
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@ import QRCode from "qrcode-react";
 export default class VerificationQRCode extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         // Common for all kinds of QR codes
-        keys: PropTypes.array.isRequired, // array of [Key ID, Key] pairs
+        keys: PropTypes.array.isRequired, // array of [Key ID, Base64 Key] pairs
         action: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         keyholderUserId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 
         // User verification use case only
         secret: PropTypes.string,
-        otherUserKey: PropTypes.string,
-        verificationKey: PropTypes.string,
-        verificationAlgorithms: PropTypes.array,
+        otherUserKey: PropTypes.string, // Base64 key being verified
         requestEventId: PropTypes.string,
     };
 
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ export default class VerificationQRCode extends React.PureComponent {
         const query = {
             request: this.props.requestEventId,
             action: this.props.action,
-            verification_algorithms: this.props.verificationAlgorithms,
-            verification_key: this.props.verificationKey,
             other_user_key: this.props.otherUserKey,
         };
         for (const key of this.props.keys) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
index 34f7538b1c..d0c3d2df10 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
@@ -45,22 +45,28 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
         if (request.requested) {
             return (<p>Waiting for {request.otherUserId} to accept ... <Spinner /></p>);
         } else if (request.ready) {
-            const keyId = `ed25519:${MatrixClientPeg.get().getCrossSigningId()}`;
-            const qrCodeKeys = [
-                [MatrixClientPeg.get().getDeviceId(), MatrixClientPeg.get().getDeviceEd25519Key()],
-                [keyId, MatrixClientPeg.get().getCrossSigningId()],
-            ];
-            const qrCode = <VerificationQRCode
-                keyholderUserId={MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()}
-                requestEventId={request.event.eventId}
-                otherUserKey={"todo"}
-                secret={request.encodedSharedSecret}
-                keys={qrCodeKeys}
-            />;
             const verifyButton = <AccessibleButton kind="primary" onClick={this._startSAS}>
                 Verify by emoji
             </AccessibleButton>;
-            return (<p>{request.otherUserId} is ready, start {verifyButton} or have them scan: {qrCode}</p>);
+
+            if (request.requestEvent && request.requestEvent.getId()) {
+                const keyId = `ed25519:${MatrixClientPeg.get().getCrossSigningId()}`;
+                const qrCodeKeys = [
+                    [MatrixClientPeg.get().getDeviceId(), MatrixClientPeg.get().getDeviceEd25519Key()],
+                    [keyId, MatrixClientPeg.get().getCrossSigningId()],
+                ];
+                const crossSigningInfo = MatrixClientPeg.get().getStoredCrossSigningForUser(request.otherUserId);
+                const qrCode = <VerificationQRCode
+                    keyholderUserId={MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()}
+                    requestEventId={request.requestEvent.getId()}
+                    otherUserKey={crossSigningInfo.getId("master")}
+                    secret={request.encodedSharedSecret}
+                    keys={qrCodeKeys}
+                />;
+                return (<p>{request.otherUserId} is ready, start {verifyButton} or have them scan: {qrCode}</p>);
+            }
+
+            return (<p>{request.otherUserId} is ready, start {verifyButton}</p>);
         } else if (request.started) {
             if (this.state.sasWaitingForOtherParty) {
                 return <p>Waiting for {request.otherUserId} to confirm ...</p>;