diff --git a/src/Rooms.ts b/src/Rooms.ts
index 8f08594458..9bb43c3d8c 100644
--- a/src/Rooms.ts
+++ b/src/Rooms.ts
@@ -161,10 +161,16 @@ function guessDMRoomTargetId(room: Room, myUserId: string): string {
 export function spaceContextDetailsText(space: Room): string {
     if (!space.isSpaceRoom()) return undefined;
 
-    const [parent, ...otherParents] = SpaceStore.instance.getKnownParents(space.roomId);
-    if (parent) {
+    const [parent, secondParent, ...otherParents] = SpaceStore.instance.getKnownParents(space.roomId);
+    if (secondParent && !otherParents?.length) {
+        // exactly 2 edge case for improved i18n
+        return _t("%(space1Name)s and %(space2Name)s", {
+            space1Name: space.client.getRoom(parent)?.name,
+            space2Name: space.client.getRoom(secondParent)?.name,
+        });
+    } else if (parent) {
         return _t("%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others", {
-            spaceName: space.client.getRoom(parent).name,
+            spaceName: space.client.getRoom(parent)?.name,
             count: otherParents.length,
         });
     }
@@ -180,10 +186,16 @@ export function roomContextDetailsText(room: Room): string {
         return dmPartner;
     }
 
-    const [parent, ...otherParents] = SpaceStore.instance.getKnownParents(room.roomId);
-    if (parent) {
+    const [parent, secondParent, ...otherParents] = SpaceStore.instance.getKnownParents(room.roomId);
+    if (secondParent && !otherParents?.length) {
+        // exactly 2 edge case for improved i18n
+        return _t("%(space1Name)s and %(space2Name)s", {
+            space1Name: room.client.getRoom(parent)?.name,
+            space2Name: room.client.getRoom(secondParent)?.name,
+        });
+    } else if (parent) {
         return _t("%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others", {
-            spaceName: room.client.getRoom(parent).name,
+            spaceName: room.client.getRoom(parent)?.name,
             count: otherParents.length,
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 40bf22704c..3432643d4b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@
     "Failed to invite users to the room:": "Failed to invite users to the room:",
     "We sent the others, but the below people couldn't be invited to <RoomName/>": "We sent the others, but the below people couldn't be invited to <RoomName/>",
     "Some invites couldn't be sent": "Some invites couldn't be sent",
+    "%(space1Name)s and %(space2Name)s": "%(space1Name)s and %(space2Name)s",
     "%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others|other": "%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others",
     "%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others|zero": "%(spaceName)s",
     "%(spaceName)s and %(count)s others|one": "%(spaceName)s and %(count)s other",