diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
index 33c844e955..f824ed9fdb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export default class RoomList extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     startAsHidden={aesthetics.defaultHidden}
                     label={aesthetics.sectionLabelRaw ? aesthetics.sectionLabelRaw : _t(aesthetics.sectionLabel)}
                     onAddRoom={onAddRoomFn}
-                    addRoomLabel={aesthetics.addRoomLabel}
+                    addRoomLabel={aesthetics.addRoomLabel ? _t(aesthetics.addRoomLabel) : aesthetics.addRoomLabel}
                     isMinimized={this.props.isMinimized}
                     onResize={this.props.onResize}
                     extraBadTilesThatShouldntExist={extraTiles}