diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 4c7fca2fec..49386c5f65 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 break;
             }
             case 'view_create_room':
-                this.createRoom(payload.public);
+                this.createRoom(payload.public, payload.defaultName);
                 break;
             case 'view_create_group': {
                 let CreateGroupDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.CreateGroupDialog")
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         });
     }
 
-    private async createRoom(defaultPublic = false) {
+    private async createRoom(defaultPublic = false, defaultName?: string) {
         const communityId = CommunityPrototypeStore.instance.getSelectedCommunityId();
         if (communityId) {
             // double check the user will have permission to associate this room with the community
@@ -1025,7 +1025,10 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         const CreateRoomDialog = sdk.getComponent('dialogs.CreateRoomDialog');
-        const modal = Modal.createTrackedDialog('Create Room', '', CreateRoomDialog, { defaultPublic });
+        const modal = Modal.createTrackedDialog('Create Room', '', CreateRoomDialog, {
+            defaultPublic,
+            defaultName,
+        });
 
         const [shouldCreate, opts] = await modal.finished;
         if (shouldCreate) {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.tsx
index 2dc9bf2b9f..f9021b2f5e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.tsx
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ export default class RoomDirectory extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'view_create_room',
             public: true,
+            defaultName: this.state.filterString.trim(),
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.tsx
index 2d433f6b51..cce6b6c34c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import BaseDialog from "../dialogs/BaseDialog";
 
 interface IProps {
     defaultPublic?: boolean;
+    defaultName?: string;
     parentSpace?: Room;
     onFinished(proceed: boolean, opts?: IOpts): void;
 }
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export default class CreateRoomDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.state = {
             isPublic: this.props.defaultPublic || false,
             isEncrypted: privateShouldBeEncrypted(),
-            name: "",
+            name: this.props.defaultName || "",
             topic: "",
             alias: "",
             detailsOpen: false,