diff --git a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomDirectory.tsx b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomDirectory.tsx
index dde8dd8331..3f1679c97e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomDirectory.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomDirectory.tsx
@@ -101,15 +101,13 @@ const Tile: React.FC<ITileProps> = ({
     numChildRooms,
     children,
 }) => {
-    const name = room.name || room.canonical_alias || room.aliases?.[0]
+    const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+    const joinedRoom = cli.getRoom(room.room_id)?.getMyMembership() === "join" && cli.getRoom(room.room_id);
+    const name = joinedRoom?.name || room.name || room.canonical_alias || room.aliases?.[0]
         || (room.room_type === RoomType.Space ? _t("Unnamed Space") : _t("Unnamed Room"));
 
     const [showChildren, toggleShowChildren] = useStateToggle(true);
 
-    const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
-    const cliRoom = cli.getRoom(room.room_id);
-    const myMembership = cliRoom?.getMyMembership();
-
     const onPreviewClick = (ev: ButtonEvent) => {
         ev.preventDefault();
         ev.stopPropagation();
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ const Tile: React.FC<ITileProps> = ({
     }
 
     let button;
-    if (myMembership === "join") {
+    if (joinedRoom) {
         button = <AccessibleButton onClick={onPreviewClick} kind="primary_outline">
             { _t("View") }
         </AccessibleButton>;
@@ -146,17 +144,27 @@ const Tile: React.FC<ITileProps> = ({
         }
     }
 
-    let url: string;
-    if (room.avatar_url) {
-        url = mediaFromMxc(room.avatar_url).getSquareThumbnailHttp(20);
+    let avatar;
+    if (joinedRoom) {
+        avatar = <RoomAvatar room={joinedRoom} width={20} height={20} />;
+    } else {
+        avatar = <BaseAvatar
+            name={name}
+            idName={room.room_id}
+            url={room.avatar_url ? mediaFromMxc(room.avatar_url).getSquareThumbnailHttp(20) : null}
+            width={20}
+            height={20}
+        />;
     }
 
     let description = _t("%(count)s members", { count: room.num_joined_members });
     if (numChildRooms !== undefined) {
         description += " · " + _t("%(count)s rooms", { count: numChildRooms });
     }
-    if (room.topic) {
-        description += " · " + room.topic;
+
+    const topic = joinedRoom?.currentState.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomTopic, "")?.getContent()?.topic || room.topic;
+    if (topic) {
+        description += " · " + topic;
     }
 
     let suggestedSection;
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ const Tile: React.FC<ITileProps> = ({
     }
 
     const content = <React.Fragment>
-        <BaseAvatar name={name} idName={room.room_id} url={url} width={20} height={20} />
+        { avatar }
         <div className="mx_SpaceRoomDirectory_roomTile_name">
             { name }
             { suggestedSection }