diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.js b/src/TextForEvent.js
index 96cccf07fb..2a37295f83 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.js
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.js
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ function textForRoomNameEvent(ev) {
     });
 }
 
+function textForTombstoneEvent(ev) {
+    const senderDisplayName = ev.sender && ev.sender.name ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender();
+    return _t('%(senderDisplayName)s upgraded this room.', {senderDisplayName});
+}
+
 function textForServerACLEvent(ev) {
     const senderDisplayName = ev.sender && ev.sender.name ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender();
     const prevContent = ev.getPrevContent();
@@ -433,6 +438,7 @@ const stateHandlers = {
     'm.room.power_levels': textForPowerEvent,
     'm.room.pinned_events': textForPinnedEvent,
     'm.room.server_acl': textForServerACLEvent,
+    'm.room.tombstone': textForTombstoneEvent,
 
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': textForWidgetEvent,
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index e978bf438a..692111361a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const stateEventTileTypes = {
     'm.room.pinned_events': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.server_acl': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': 'messages.TextualEvent',
+    'm.room.tombstone': 'messages.TextualEvent',
 };
 
 function getHandlerTile(ev) {
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 5afac11b75..0faaa5d99f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the topic to \"%(topic)s\".": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the topic to \"%(topic)s\".",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room name.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room name.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room name to %(roomName)s.": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room name to %(roomName)s.",
+    "%(senderDisplayName)s upgraded this room.": "%(senderDisplayName)s upgraded this room.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s sent an image.": "%(senderDisplayName)s sent an image.",
     "%(senderName)s added %(count)s %(addedAddresses)s as addresses for this room.|other": "%(senderName)s added %(addedAddresses)s as addresses for this room.",
     "%(senderName)s added %(count)s %(addedAddresses)s as addresses for this room.|one": "%(senderName)s added %(addedAddresses)s as an address for this room.",