diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
index e48c6866bf..7cbbf8ba64 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
@@ -1070,9 +1070,8 @@ export default class InviteDialog extends React.PureComponent {
         let buttonText;
         let goButtonFn;
 
+        const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
         if (this.props.kind === KIND_DM) {
-            const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
-
             title = _t("Direct Messages");
             helpText = _t(
                 "Start a conversation with someone using their name, username (like <userId/>) or email address.",
@@ -1086,9 +1085,11 @@ export default class InviteDialog extends React.PureComponent {
         } else { // KIND_INVITE
             title = _t("Invite to this room");
             helpText = _t(
-                "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username (e.g. @user:server.com) or " +
-                "<a>share this room</a>.", {},
+                "Invite someone using their name, username (like <userId/>), email address or <a>share this room</a>.",
+                {},
                 {
+                    userId: () =>
+                        <a href={makeUserPermalink(userId)} rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">{userId}</a>,
                     a: (sub) =>
                         <a href={makeRoomPermalink(this.props.roomId)} rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">{sub}</a>,
                 },
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index b5b87054dc..a24b2bde73 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@
     "Recently Direct Messaged": "Recently Direct Messaged",
     "Start a conversation with someone using their name, username (like <userId/>) or email address.": "Start a conversation with someone using their name, username (like <userId/>) or email address.",
     "Go": "Go",
-    "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username (e.g. @user:server.com) or <a>share this room</a>.": "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username (e.g. @user:server.com) or <a>share this room</a>.",
+    "Invite someone using their name, username (like <userId/>), email address or <a>share this room</a>.": "Invite someone using their name, username (like <userId/>), email address or <a>share this room</a>.",
     "You added a new session '%(displayName)s', which is requesting encryption keys.": "You added a new session '%(displayName)s', which is requesting encryption keys.",
     "Your unverified session '%(displayName)s' is requesting encryption keys.": "Your unverified session '%(displayName)s' is requesting encryption keys.",
     "Start verification": "Start verification",