diff --git a/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts b/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
index 73ec56556d..e91b3c5a45 100644
--- a/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/spaces/SpaceStore.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
 
         const hiddenChildren = new EnhancedMap<string, Set<string>>();
         visibleRooms.forEach((room) => {
-            if (room.getMyMembership() !== "join") return;
+            if (!["join", "invite"].includes(room.getMyMembership())) return;
             this.getParents(room.roomId).forEach((parent) => {
                 hiddenChildren.getOrCreate(parent.roomId, new Set()).add(room.roomId);
             });
@@ -872,10 +872,9 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
         }
 
         const notificationStatesToUpdate = [...changeSet];
-        if (
-            this.enabledMetaSpaces.includes(MetaSpace.People) &&
-            userDiff.added.length + userDiff.removed.length + usersChanged.length > 0
-        ) {
+        // We update the People metaspace even if we didn't detect any changes
+        // as roomIdsBySpace does not pre-calculate it so we have to assume it could have changed
+        if (this.enabledMetaSpaces.includes(MetaSpace.People)) {
             notificationStatesToUpdate.push(MetaSpace.People);
         }
         this.updateNotificationStates(notificationStatesToUpdate);
diff --git a/test/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts b/test/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
index 04a94c1bba..d66c74b7a1 100644
--- a/test/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
+++ b/test/stores/SpaceStore-test.ts
@@ -672,6 +672,29 @@ describe("SpaceStore", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it("should add new DM Invites to the People Space Notification State", async () => {
+        mkRoom(dm1);
+        mocked(client.getRoom(dm1)!).getMyMembership.mockReturnValue("join");
+        mocked(client).getRoom.mockImplementation((roomId) => rooms.find((room) => room.roomId === roomId) || null);
+
+        await run();
+
+        mkRoom(dm2);
+        const cliDm2 = client.getRoom(dm2)!;
+        mocked(cliDm2).getMyMembership.mockReturnValue("invite");
+        mocked(client).getRoom.mockImplementation((roomId) => rooms.find((room) => room.roomId === roomId) || null);
+        client.emit(RoomEvent.MyMembership, cliDm2, "invite");
+
+        [dm1, dm2].forEach((d) => {
+            expect(
+                store
+                    .getNotificationState(MetaSpace.People)
+                    .rooms.map((r) => r.roomId)
+                    .includes(d),
+            ).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("hierarchy resolution update tests", () => {
         it("updates state when spaces are joined", async () => {
             await run();