diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomDetailList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomDetailList.js
index 5374094f1f..69f3faa325 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomDetailList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomDetailList.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const RoomDetailRow = React.createClass({
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'view_room',
             room_id: this.props.room.roomId,
+            room_alias: this.props.room.canonicalAlias || this.props.room.aliases[0],
         });
     },