diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
index 8eca3f1efa..72d29dfd4c 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ limitations under the License.
         mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/settings.svg');
     }
 
+    .mx_RoomTile_iconInvite::before {
+        mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/room/invite.svg');
+    }
+
     .mx_RoomTile_iconSignOut::before {
         mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/leave.svg');
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.tsx
index 9aef421d5a..de0b5b237b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.tsx
@@ -1256,7 +1256,9 @@ export default class InviteDialog extends React.PureComponent<IInviteDialogProps
                 ? _t("Invite to %(spaceName)s", {
                     spaceName: room.name || _t("Unnamed Space"),
                 })
-                : _t("Invite to this room");
+                : _t("Invite to %(roomName)s", {
+                    roomName: room.name || _t("Unnamed Room"),
+                });
 
             let helpTextUntranslated;
             if (isSpace) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
index 07de70fe45..79db460275 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
@@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         this.setState({generalMenuPosition: null}); // hide the menu
     };
 
+    private onInviteClick = (ev: ButtonEvent) => {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'view_invite',
+            roomId: this.props.room.roomId,
+        });
+        this.setState({generalMenuPosition: null}); // hide the menu
+    };
+
     private async saveNotifState(ev: ButtonEvent, newState: Volume) {
         ev.preventDefault();
         ev.stopPropagation();
@@ -453,6 +464,8 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             const isLowPriority = roomTags.includes(DefaultTagID.LowPriority);
             const lowPriorityLabel = _t("Low Priority");
 
+            const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
+            const canInvite = this.props.room.canInvite(userId);
             contextMenu = <IconizedContextMenu
                 {...contextMenuBelow(this.state.generalMenuPosition)}
                 onFinished={this.onCloseGeneralMenu}
@@ -472,7 +485,13 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                         label={lowPriorityLabel}
                         iconClassName="mx_RoomTile_iconArrowDown"
                     />
-
+                    {canInvite ? (
+                        <IconizedContextMenuOption
+                            onClick={this.onInviteClick}
+                            label={_t("Invite People")}
+                            iconClassName="mx_RoomTile_iconInvite"
+                        />
+                    ) : null}
                     <IconizedContextMenuOption
                         onClick={this.onOpenRoomSettings}
                         label={_t("Settings")}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 07d292a0e7..34a346fef0 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1601,6 +1601,7 @@
     "Favourited": "Favourited",
     "Favourite": "Favourite",
     "Low Priority": "Low Priority",
+    "Invite People": "Invite People",
     "Leave Room": "Leave Room",
     "Room options": "Room options",
     "%(count)s unread messages including mentions.|other": "%(count)s unread messages including mentions.",
@@ -2201,6 +2202,7 @@
     "Go": "Go",
     "Invite to %(spaceName)s": "Invite to %(spaceName)s",
     "Unnamed Space": "Unnamed Space",
+    "Invite to %(roomName)s": "Invite to %(roomName)s",
     "Invite someone using their name, email address, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this space</a>.": "Invite someone using their name, email address, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this space</a>.",
     "Invite someone using their name, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this space</a>.": "Invite someone using their name, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this space</a>.",
     "Invite someone using their name, email address, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this room</a>.": "Invite someone using their name, email address, username (like <userId/>) or <a>share this room</a>.",