diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index e2e3592536..9cf3eaaa9d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {_t} from "../../languageHandler";
 import {haveTileForEvent} from "../views/rooms/EventTile";
 import {textForEvent} from "../../TextForEvent";
 import IRCTimelineProfileResizer from "../views/elements/IRCTimelineProfileResizer";
+import DMRoomMap from "../../utils/DMRoomMap";
 
 const CONTINUATION_MAX_INTERVAL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const continuedTypes = ['m.sticker', 'm.room.message'];
@@ -952,15 +953,22 @@ class CreationGrouper {
         }).reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b), []);
         // Get sender profile from the latest event in the summary as the m.room.create doesn't contain one
         const ev = this.events[this.events.length - 1];
+
+        let summaryText;
+        const creator = ev.sender ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender();
+        if (DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(ev.getRoomId())) {
+            summaryText = _t("%(creator)s created this DM.", { creator });
+        } else {
+            summaryText = _t("%(creator)s created and configured the room.", { creator });
+        }
+
         ret.push(
             <EventListSummary
                  key="roomcreationsummary"
                  events={this.events}
                  onToggle={panel._onHeightChanged} // Update scroll state
                  summaryMembers={[ev.sender]}
-                 summaryText={_t("%(creator)s created and configured the room.", {
-                     creator: ev.sender ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender(),
-                 })}
+                 summaryText={summaryText}
             >
                  { eventTiles }
             </EventListSummary>,
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/EncryptionEvent.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/EncryptionEvent.tsx
index 9a6af9446f..7416cc3c9a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/EncryptionEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/EncryptionEvent.tsx
@@ -14,27 +14,40 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {useContext} from 'react';
 import {MatrixEvent} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
 
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import EventTileBubble from "./EventTileBubble";
+import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
+import DMRoomMap from "../../../utils/DMRoomMap";
 
 interface IProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent;
 }
 
 const EncryptionEvent: React.FC<IProps> = ({mxEvent}) => {
-    const isRoomEncrypted = MatrixClientPeg.get().isRoomEncrypted(mxEvent.getRoomId());
+    const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
+    const roomId = mxEvent.getRoomId();
+    const isRoomEncrypted = MatrixClientPeg.get().isRoomEncrypted(roomId);
+
     if (mxEvent.getContent().algorithm === 'm.megolm.v1.aes-sha2' && isRoomEncrypted) {
+        let subtitle: string;
+        const dmPartner = DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(roomId);
+        if (dmPartner) {
+            const displayName = cli?.getRoom(roomId)?.getMember(dmPartner)?.rawDisplayName || dmPartner;
+            subtitle = _t("Messages here are end-to-end encrypted. " +
+                "Verify %(displayName)s in their profile - tap on their avatar.", { displayName });
+        } else {
+            subtitle = _t("Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. " +
+                "When people join, you can verify them in their profile, just tap on their avatar.");
+        }
+
         return <EventTileBubble
             className="mx_cryptoEvent mx_cryptoEvent_icon"
             title={_t("Encryption enabled")}
-            subtitle={_t(
-                "Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. " +
-                "Learn more & verify this user in their user profile.",
-            )}
+            subtitle={subtitle}
         />;
     } else if (isRoomEncrypted) {
         return <EventTileBubble
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index a56e22e5fc..8b976c144e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1381,8 +1381,9 @@
     "Today": "Today",
     "Yesterday": "Yesterday",
     "View Source": "View Source",
+    "Messages here are end-to-end encrypted. Verify %(displayName)s in their profile - tap on their avatar.": "Messages here are end-to-end encrypted. Verify %(displayName)s in their profile - tap on their avatar.",
+    "Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. When people join, you can verify them in their profile, just tap on their avatar.": "Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. When people join, you can verify them in their profile, just tap on their avatar.",
     "Encryption enabled": "Encryption enabled",
-    "Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. Learn more & verify this user in their user profile.": "Messages in this room are end-to-end encrypted. Learn more & verify this user in their user profile.",
     "Ignored attempt to disable encryption": "Ignored attempt to disable encryption",
     "Encryption not enabled": "Encryption not enabled",
     "The encryption used by this room isn't supported.": "The encryption used by this room isn't supported.",
@@ -1428,8 +1429,8 @@
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the avatar for %(roomName)s",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.": "%(senderDisplayName)s removed the room avatar.",
     "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the room avatar to <img/>",
-    "This room is a continuation of another conversation.": "This room is a continuation of another conversation.",
     "Click here to see older messages.": "Click here to see older messages.",
+    "This room is a continuation of another conversation.": "This room is a continuation of another conversation.",
     "Copied!": "Copied!",
     "Failed to copy": "Failed to copy",
     "Add an Integration": "Add an Integration",
@@ -2079,6 +2080,7 @@
     "Data from an older version of %(brand)s has been detected. This will have caused end-to-end cryptography to malfunction in the older version. End-to-end encrypted messages exchanged recently whilst using the older version may not be decryptable in this version. This may also cause messages exchanged with this version to fail. If you experience problems, log out and back in again. To retain message history, export and re-import your keys.": "Data from an older version of %(brand)s has been detected. This will have caused end-to-end cryptography to malfunction in the older version. End-to-end encrypted messages exchanged recently whilst using the older version may not be decryptable in this version. This may also cause messages exchanged with this version to fail. If you experience problems, log out and back in again. To retain message history, export and re-import your keys.",
     "Self-verification request": "Self-verification request",
     "Logout": "Logout",
+    "%(creator)s created this DM.": "%(creator)s created this DM.",
     "%(creator)s created and configured the room.": "%(creator)s created and configured the room.",
     "Your Communities": "Your Communities",
     "Did you know: you can use communities to filter your %(brand)s experience!": "Did you know: you can use communities to filter your %(brand)s experience!",