diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
index 2d6396c83f..45db15df7c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
@@ -455,8 +455,9 @@ export default class RoomList extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 const unfilteredLists = RoomListStore.instance.unfilteredLists
                 const unfilteredRooms = unfilteredLists[DefaultTagID.Untagged] || [];
                 const unfilteredHistorical = unfilteredLists[DefaultTagID.Archived] || [];
+                const unfilteredFavourite = unfilteredLists[DefaultTagID.Favourite] || [];
                 // show a prompt to join/create rooms if the user is in 0 rooms and no historical
-                if (unfilteredRooms.length < 1 && unfilteredHistorical < 1) {
+                if (unfilteredRooms.length < 1 && unfilteredHistorical < 1 && unfilteredFavourite < 1) {
                     explorePrompt = <div className="mx_RoomList_explorePrompt">
                         <div>{_t("Use the + to make a new room or explore existing ones below")}</div>
                         <AccessibleButton