diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/CompleteSecurity.js b/src/components/structures/auth/CompleteSecurity.js
index 1443db0613..6bf3e7f07c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/CompleteSecurity.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/CompleteSecurity.js
@@ -83,12 +83,13 @@ export default class CompleteSecurity extends React.Component {
         }
     }
 
-    onVerificationRequest = (request) => {
+    onVerificationRequest = async (request) => {
         if (request.otherUserId !== MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()) return;
 
         if (this.state.verificationRequest) {
             this.state.verificationRequest.off("change", this.onVerificationRequestChange);
         }
+        await request.accept();
         request.on("change", this.onVerificationRequestChange);
         this.setState({
             verificationRequest: request,