diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
index d3c65dceda..47cc0973b1 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ module.exports = createReactClass({
                             );
         return (
             <tr key={ room.room_id }
-                onClick={() => this.onRoomClicked(room)}
+                onClick={(ev) => this.onRoomClicked(room, ev)}
                 // cancel onMouseDown otherwise shift-clicking highlights text
                 onMouseDown={(ev) => {ev.preventDefault();}}
             >