diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 432dc5b724..662d322fb4 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room", this.onRoom);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.accountData", this.onRoomAccountData);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("accountData", this.onAccountData);
@@ -342,6 +344,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room", this.onRoom);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.accountData", this.onRoomAccountData);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("accountData", this.onAccountData);
@@ -479,6 +482,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    onRoomName: function(room) {
+        if (this.state.room && room.roomId == this.state.room.roomId) {
+            this.forceUpdate();
+        }
+    },
+
     // called when state.room is first initialised (either at initial load,
     // after a successful peek, or after we join the room).
     _onRoomLoaded: function(room) {