diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
index 55c39d3947..5d79463112 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import dis from '../../../dispatcher';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
-import {getUserNameColorClass} from '../../../utils/FormattingUtils';
 
 const MessageCase = Object.freeze({
     NotLoggedIn: "NotLoggedIn",
@@ -105,12 +104,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
-    _onInviterClick(evt) {
-        evt.preventDefault();
-        const member = this._getInviteMember();
-        dis.dispatch({action: 'view_user_info', userId: member.userId});
-    },
-
     _getMessageCase() {
         const isGuest = MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest();
 
@@ -118,8 +111,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             return MessageCase.NotLoggedIn;
         }
 
-        const myMember = this.props.room &&
-            this.props.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId());
+        const myMember = this._getMyMember();
 
         if (myMember) {
             if (myMember.isKicked()) {
@@ -158,9 +150,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     _getKickOrBanInfo() {
-        const myMember = this.props.room ?
-            this.props.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()) :
-            null;
+        const myMember = this._getMyMember();
         if (!myMember) {
             return {};
         }
@@ -194,6 +184,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    _getMyMember() {
+        return (
+            this.props.room &&
+            this.props.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId())
+        );
+    },
+
     _getInviteMember: function() {
         const {room} = this.props;
         if (!room) {
@@ -208,6 +205,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return room.currentState.getMember(inviterUserId);
     },
 
+    _isDMInvite() {
+        const myMember = this._getMyMember();
+        if (!myMember) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        const memberEvent = myMember.events.member;
+        const memberContent = memberEvent.getContent();
+        return memberContent.membership === "invite" && memberContent.is_direct;
+    },
+
     onLoginClick: function() {
         dis.dispatch({ action: 'start_login' });
     },
@@ -279,7 +286,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 break;
             }
             case MessageCase.OtherThreePIDError: {
-                title = _t("Something went wrong with your invite to this room");
+                title = _t("Something went wrong with your invite to %(roomName)s",
+                    {roomName: this._roomName()});
                 const joinRule = this._joinRule();
                 const errCodeMessage = _t("%(errcode)s was returned while trying to valide your invite. You could try to pass this information on to a room admin.",
                     {errcode: this.state.threePidFetchError.errcode},
@@ -305,14 +313,19 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 break;
             }
             case MessageCase.InvitedEmailMismatch: {
-                title = _t("The room invite wasn't sent to your account");
+                title = _t("This invite to %(roomName)s wasn't sent to your account",
+                    {roomName: this._roomName()});
                 const joinRule = this._joinRule();
                 if (joinRule === "public") {
                     subTitle = _t("You can still join it because this is a public room.");
                     primaryActionLabel = _t("Join the discussion");
                     primaryActionHandler = this.props.onJoinClick;
                 } else {
-                    subTitle = _t("Sign in with a different account, ask for another invite, or add the e-mail address %(email)s to this account.", {email: this.props.invitedEmail});
+                    subTitle = _t(
+                        "Sign in with a different account, ask for another invite, or " +
+                        "add the e-mail address %(email)s to this account.",
+                        {email: this.props.invitedEmail},
+                    );
                     if (joinRule !== "invite") {
                         primaryActionLabel = _t("Try to join anyway");
                         primaryActionHandler = this.props.onJoinClick;
@@ -321,26 +334,29 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 break;
             }
             case MessageCase.Invite: {
+                const RoomAvatar = sdk.getComponent("views.avatars.RoomAvatar");
+                const avatar = <RoomAvatar room={this.props.room} />;
+
                 const inviteMember = this._getInviteMember();
-                let avatar;
                 let inviterElement;
                 if (inviteMember) {
-                    const MemberAvatar = sdk.getComponent("views.avatars.MemberAvatar");
-                    avatar = (<MemberAvatar member={inviteMember} onClick={this._onInviterClick} />);
-                    const inviterClasses = [
-                        "mx_RoomPreviewBar_inviter",
-                        getUserNameColorClass(inviteMember.userId),
-                    ].join(" ");
-                    inviterElement = (
-                        <a onClick={this._onInviterClick} className={inviterClasses}>
-                            {inviteMember.name}
-                        </a>
-                    );
+                    inviterElement = <span>
+                        <span className="mx_RoomPreviewBar_inviter">
+                            {inviteMember.rawDisplayName}
+                        </span> ({inviteMember.userId})
+                    </span>;
                 } else {
                     inviterElement = (<span className="mx_RoomPreviewBar_inviter">{this.props.inviterName}</span>);
                 }
 
-                title = _t("Do you want to join this room?");
+                const isDM = this._isDMInvite();
+                if (isDM) {
+                    title = _t("Do you want to chat with %(user)s?",
+                        { user: inviteMember.name });
+                } else {
+                    title = _t("Do you want to join %(roomName)s?",
+                        { roomName: this._roomName() });
+                }
                 subTitle = [
                     avatar,
                     _t("<userName/> invited you", {}, {userName: () => inviterElement}),
@@ -354,7 +370,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
             case MessageCase.ViewingRoom: {
                 if (this.props.canPreview) {
-                    title = _t("You're previewing this room. Want to join it?");
+                    title = _t("You're previewing %(roomName)s. Want to join it?",
+                        {roomName: this._roomName()});
                 } else {
                     title = _t("%(roomName)s can't be previewed. Do you want to join it?",
                         {roomName: this._roomName(true)});
@@ -372,7 +389,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 title = _t("%(roomName)s is not accessible at this time.", {roomName: this._roomName(true)});
                 subTitle = [
                     _t("Try again later, or ask a room admin to check if you have access."),
-                    _t("%(errcode)s was returned while trying to access the room. If you think you're seeing this message in error, please <issueLink>submit a bug report</issueLink>.",
+                    _t(
+                        "%(errcode)s was returned while trying to access the room. " +
+                        "If you think you're seeing this message in error, please " +
+                        "<issueLink>submit a bug report</issueLink>.",
                         { errcode: this.props.error.errcode },
                         { issueLink: label => <a href="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/new/choose"
                             target="_blank" rel="noopener">{ label }</a> },
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index d7d2b108a2..162e20dcf7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -803,18 +803,19 @@
     "Forget this room": "Forget this room",
     "Re-join": "Re-join",
     "You were banned from %(roomName)s by %(memberName)s": "You were banned from %(roomName)s by %(memberName)s",
-    "Something went wrong with your invite to this room": "Something went wrong with your invite to this room",
+    "Something went wrong with your invite to %(roomName)s": "Something went wrong with your invite to %(roomName)s",
     "%(errcode)s was returned while trying to valide your invite. You could try to pass this information on to a room admin.": "%(errcode)s was returned while trying to valide your invite. You could try to pass this information on to a room admin.",
     "You can only join it with a working invite.": "You can only join it with a working invite.",
     "You can still join it because this is a public room.": "You can still join it because this is a public room.",
     "Join the discussion": "Join the discussion",
     "Try to join anyway": "Try to join anyway",
-    "The room invite wasn't sent to your account": "The room invite wasn't sent to your account",
+    "This invite to %(roomName)s wasn't sent to your account": "This invite to %(roomName)s wasn't sent to your account",
     "Sign in with a different account, ask for another invite, or add the e-mail address %(email)s to this account.": "Sign in with a different account, ask for another invite, or add the e-mail address %(email)s to this account.",
-    "Do you want to join this room?": "Do you want to join this room?",
+    "Do you want to chat with %(user)s?": "Do you want to chat with %(user)s?",
+    "Do you want to join %(roomName)s?": "Do you want to join %(roomName)s?",
     "<userName/> invited you": "<userName/> invited you",
     "Reject": "Reject",
-    "You're previewing this room. Want to join it?": "You're previewing this room. Want to join it?",
+    "You're previewing %(roomName)s. Want to join it?": "You're previewing %(roomName)s. Want to join it?",
     "%(roomName)s can't be previewed. Do you want to join it?": "%(roomName)s can't be previewed. Do you want to join it?",
     "%(roomName)s does not exist.": "%(roomName)s does not exist.",
     "This room doesn't exist. Are you sure you're at the right place?": "This room doesn't exist. Are you sure you're at the right place?",