diff --git a/src/Scylla/Http.elm b/src/Scylla/Http.elm
index a95bbfd..641fe0a 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Http.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Http.elm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ firstSyncFilter : Json.Decode.Value
 firstSyncFilter = object
     [ ("room", object
         [ ("state", object
-            [ ("types", list string [ "m.room.name" ])
+            [ ("types", list string [ "m.room.name", "m.room.member" ])
             ])
         ])
     ]
diff --git a/src/Scylla/Sync.elm b/src/Scylla/Sync.elm
index e084dbc..ba54d77 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Sync.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Sync.elm
@@ -547,3 +547,14 @@ roomTypingUsers jr = Maybe.withDefault []
 -- Business Logic: Users
 allUsers : SyncResponse -> List Username
 allUsers s = uniqueBy (\u -> u) <| List.map .sender <| allTimelineEvents s
+
+roomJoinedUsers : JoinedRoom -> List Username
+roomJoinedUsers r = 
+    let
+        contentDecoder = Decode.field "membership" Decode.string
+        isJoin e = Ok "join" == (Decode.decodeValue contentDecoder e.content)
+    in
+        List.map .sender
+        <| List.filter isJoin
+        <| List.filter (((==) "m.room.member") << .type_)
+        <| allRoomStateEvents r
diff --git a/src/Scylla/Views.elm b/src/Scylla/Views.elm
index e39a5fa..9d4be09 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Views.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Views.elm
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ roomListView m =
         groups = roomGroups
             <| Dict.toList rooms
         homeserverList = div [ class "homeservers-list" ]
-            <| List.map (\(k, v) -> homeserverView k v)
+            <| List.map (\(k, v) -> homeserverView m k v)
             <| Dict.toList groups
     in
         div [ class "rooms-wrapper" ]
@@ -97,17 +97,24 @@ roomListView m =
 roomGroups : List (String, JoinedRoom) -> Dict String (List (String, JoinedRoom))
 roomGroups jrs = groupBy (homeserver << Tuple.first) jrs
 
-homeserverView : String -> List (String, JoinedRoom) -> Html Msg
-homeserverView hs rs =
+homeserverView : Model -> String -> List (String, JoinedRoom) -> Html Msg
+homeserverView m hs rs =
     let
-        roomList = div [ class "rooms-list" ] <| List.map (\(rid, r) -> roomListElementView rid r) rs
+        roomList = div [ class "rooms-list" ] <| List.map (\(rid, r) -> roomListElementView m rid r) rs
     in
         div [ class "homeserver-wrapper" ] [ h3 [] [ text hs ], roomList ]
 
-roomListElementView : String -> JoinedRoom -> Html Msg
-roomListElementView s jr =
+roomListElementView : Model -> String -> JoinedRoom -> Html Msg
+roomListElementView m s jr =
     let
-        name = Maybe.withDefault "<No Name>"  <| roomName jr
+        roomUsers = List.filter ((/=) m.loginUsername) <| roomJoinedUsers jr
+        privateChatName = case (List.length roomUsers) of
+            1 -> Maybe.andThen (\u -> Maybe.andThen .displayName <| Dict.get u m.userData) <| List.head roomUsers
+            _ -> Nothing
+        maybeRoomName = case roomName jr of
+            Just rn -> Just rn
+            Nothing -> privateChatName
+        name = Maybe.withDefault "<No Name>" maybeRoomName
     in
         div [ class "room-link-wrapper" ]
             [ a [ href <| roomUrl s ] [ text name ]