diff --git a/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx b/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
index 290caba9d4..6ec60600a0 100644
--- a/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
             defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
                 action: "view_room",
                 room_id: roomId,
+                context_switch: true,
             });
         } else if (space) {
             defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
                 action: "view_room",
                 room_id: space.roomId,
+                context_switch: true,
             });
         } else {
             defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
@@ -513,6 +515,10 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
             case "view_room": {
                 const room = this.matrixClient?.getRoom(payload.room_id);
 
+                // Don't auto-switch rooms when reacting to a context-switch
+                // as this is not helpful and can create loops of rooms/space switching
+                if (payload.context_switch) break;
+
                 // persist last viewed room from a space
                 if (room) {
                     window.localStorage.setItem(getLastViewedRoomsStorageKey(this.activeSpace), payload.room_id);