diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
index 262d12a700..00653995c9 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ export default class LeftPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         const roomList = <RoomList
             onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}
             resizeNotifier={null}
-            collapsed={false}
             onFocus={this.onFocus}
             onBlur={this.onBlur}
             isMinimized={this.props.isMinimized}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
index 92bbdfeacb..3a4d27e666 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ interface IProps {
     onBlur: (ev: React.FocusEvent) => void;
     onResize: () => void;
     resizeNotifier: ResizeNotifier;
-    collapsed: boolean;
     isMinimized: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ export default class RoomList extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
     public render() {
         let explorePrompt: JSX.Element;
-        if (RoomListStore.instance.getFirstNameFilterCondition()) {
+        if (!this.props.isMinimized && RoomListStore.instance.getFirstNameFilterCondition()) {
             explorePrompt = <div className="mx_RoomList_explorePrompt">
                 <div>{_t("Can't see what you’re looking for?")}</div>
                 <AccessibleButton kind="link" onClick={this.onExplore}>