diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1f06b00b1..644e9309dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "favico.js": "^0.3.10",
     "filesize": "3.5.6",
     "flux": "~2.0.3",
+    "gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/gemini-scrollbar#b302279",
     "gfm.css": "^1.1.1",
     "highlight.js": "^9.0.0",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
     "react-dnd": "^2.1.4",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^2.1.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.0",
-    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#39d858c",
+    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#5e97aef",
     "sanitize-html": "^1.11.1",
     "ua-parser-js": "^0.7.10",
     "url": "^0.11.0"
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
index 2d97313a07..a9df37a8b8 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 var React = require('react');
 var DragDropContext = require('react-dnd').DragDropContext;
 var HTML5Backend = require('react-dnd-html5-backend');
-var KeyCode = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/KeyCode');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
-
 var VectorConferenceHandler = require('../../VectorConferenceHandler');
 var CallHandler = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler");
 
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         };
     },
 
-    componentWillMount: function() {
-        this.focusedElement = null;
-    },
-
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
     },
@@ -68,91 +62,6 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
-    _onFocus: function(ev) {
-        this.focusedElement = ev.target;
-    },
-
-    _onBlur: function(ev) {
-        this.focusedElement = null;
-    },
-
-    _onKeyDown: function(ev) {
-        if (!this.focusedElement) return;
-        let handled = false;
-
-        switch (ev.keyCode) {
-            case KeyCode.UP:
-                this._onMoveFocus(true);
-                handled = true;
-                break;
-            case KeyCode.DOWN:
-                this._onMoveFocus(false);
-                handled = true;
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (handled) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            ev.preventDefault();
-        }
-    },
-
-    _onMoveFocus: function(up) {
-        var element = this.focusedElement;
-
-        // unclear why this isn't needed
-        // var descending = (up == this.focusDirection) ? this.focusDescending : !this.focusDescending;
-        // this.focusDirection = up;
-
-        var descending = false; // are we currently descending or ascending through the DOM tree?
-        var classes;
-
-        do {
-            var child = up ? element.lastElementChild : element.firstElementChild;
-            var sibling = up ? element.previousElementSibling : element.nextElementSibling;
-
-            if (descending) {
-                if (child) {
-                    element = child;
-                }
-                else if (sibling) {
-                    element = sibling;
-                }
-                else {
-                    descending = false;
-                    element = element.parentElement;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                if (sibling) {
-                    element = sibling;
-                    descending = true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    element = element.parentElement;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (element) {
-                classes = element.classList;
-                if (classes.contains("mx_LeftPanel")) { // we hit the top
-                    element = up ? element.lastElementChild : element.firstElementChild;
-                    descending = true;
-                }
-            }
-
-        } while(element && !(
-            classes.contains("mx_RoomTile") ||
-            classes.contains("mx_SearchBox_search") ||
-            classes.contains("mx_RoomSubList_ellipsis")));
-
-        if (element) {
-            element.focus();
-            this.focusedElement = element;
-            this.focusedDescending = descending;
-        }
-    },
-
     _recheckCallElement: function(selectedRoomId) {
         // if we aren't viewing a room with an ongoing call, but there is an
         // active call, show the call element - we need to do this to make
@@ -211,8 +120,7 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         }
 
         return (
-            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}
-                   onKeyDown={ this._onKeyDown } onFocus={ this._onFocus } onBlur={ this._onBlur }>
+            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}>
                 <SearchBox collapsed={ this.props.collapsed } onSearch={ this.onSearch } />
                 { collapseButton }
                 { callPreview }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index a1291eebd7..6490e4564c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var RoomNotifs = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/RoomNotifs');
 var FormattingUtils = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/utils/FormattingUtils');
 var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
-var ConstantTimeDispatcher = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ConstantTimeDispatcher');
-var RoomSubListHeader = require('./RoomSubListHeader.js');
 import Modal from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal';
 
-// turn this on for drag & drop console debugging galore
+// turn this on for drop & drag console debugging galore
 var debug = false;
 
 const TRUNCATE_AT = 10;
@@ -74,12 +72,14 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
         order: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 
+        // undefined if no room is selected (eg we are showing settings)
+        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
+
         startAsHidden: React.PropTypes.bool,
         showSpinner: React.PropTypes.bool, // true to show a spinner if 0 elements when expanded
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // is LeftPanel collapsed?
         onHeaderClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         alwaysShowHeader: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
         incomingCall: React.PropTypes.object,
         onShowMoreRooms: React.PropTypes.func,
         searchFilter: React.PropTypes.string,
@@ -101,31 +101,13 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
-        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.sort", this.props.tagName, this.onSort);
-        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
         this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(this.props.list, this.props.searchFilter), this.props.order);
-        this._fixUndefinedOrder(this.props.list);
-    },
-
-    componentWillUnmount: function() {
-        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.sort", this.props.tagName, this.onSort);
-        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
     },
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
         // order the room list appropriately before we re-render
         //if (debug) console.log("received new props, list = " + newProps.list);
         this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(newProps.list, newProps.searchFilter), newProps.order);
-        this._fixUndefinedOrder(newProps.list);
-    },
-
-    onSort: function() {
-        this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(this.props.list, this.props.searchFilter), this.props.order);
-        // we deliberately don't waste time trying to fix undefined ordering here
-    },
-
-    onRefresh: function() {
-        this.forceUpdate();
     },
 
     applySearchFilter: function(list, filter) {
@@ -138,7 +120,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     // The header is collapsable if it is hidden or not stuck
     // The dataset elements are added in the RoomList _initAndPositionStickyHeaders method
     isCollapsableOnClick: function() {
-        var stuck = this.refs.header.refs.header.dataset.stuck;
+        var stuck = this.refs.header.dataset.stuck;
         if (this.state.hidden || stuck === undefined || stuck === "none") {
             return true;
         } else {
@@ -161,7 +143,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             this.props.onHeaderClick(isHidden);
         } else {
             // The header is stuck, so the click is to be interpreted as a scroll to the header
-            this.props.onHeaderClick(this.state.hidden, this.refs.header.refs.header.dataset.originalPosition);
+            this.props.onHeaderClick(this.state.hidden, this.refs.header.dataset.originalPosition);
         }
     },
 
@@ -230,6 +212,9 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         if (order === "manual") comparator = this.manualComparator;
         if (order === "recent") comparator = this.recentsComparator;
 
+        // Fix undefined orders here, and make sure the backend gets updated as well
+        this._fixUndefinedOrder(list);
+
         //if (debug) console.log("sorting list for sublist " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
         this.setState({ sortedList: list.sort(comparator) });
     },
@@ -264,9 +249,10 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
                 if (badges) {
                     result[0] += notificationCount;
+                    if (highlight) {
+                        result[1] = true;
+                    }
                 }
-
-                result[1] |= highlight;
             }
             return result;
         }, [0, false]);
@@ -374,6 +360,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         var self = this;
         var DNDRoomTile = sdk.getComponent("rooms.DNDRoomTile");
         return this.state.sortedList.map(function(room) {
+            var selected = room.roomId == self.props.selectedRoom;
             // XXX: is it evil to pass in self as a prop to RoomTile?
             return (
                 <DNDRoomTile
@@ -381,7 +368,9 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
                     roomSubList={ self }
                     key={ room.roomId }
                     collapsed={ self.props.collapsed || false}
-                    selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                    selected={ selected }
+                    unread={ Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room) }
+                    highlight={ room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || self.props.label === 'Invites' }
                     isInvite={ self.props.label === 'Invites' }
                     refreshSubList={ self._updateSubListCount }
                     incomingCall={ null }
@@ -391,6 +380,70 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    _getHeaderJsx: function() {
+        var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
+
+        var subListNotifications = this.roomNotificationCount();
+        var subListNotifCount = subListNotifications[0];
+        var subListNotifHighlight = subListNotifications[1];
+
+        var roomCount = this.props.list.length > 0 ? this.props.list.length : '';
+
+        var chevronClasses = classNames({
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevron': true,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronRight': this.state.hidden,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown': !this.state.hidden,
+        });
+
+        var badgeClasses = classNames({
+            'mx_RoomSubList_badge': true,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_badgeHighlight': subListNotifHighlight,
+        });
+
+        var badge;
+        if (subListNotifCount > 0) {
+            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ FormattingUtils.formatCount(subListNotifCount) }</div>;
+        }
+
+        // When collapsed, allow a long hover on the header to show user
+        // the full tag name and room count
+        var title;
+        if (this.props.collapsed) {
+            title = this.props.label;
+            if (roomCount !== '') {
+                title += " [" + roomCount + "]";
+            }
+        }
+
+        var incomingCall;
+        if (this.props.incomingCall) {
+            var self = this;
+            // Check if the incoming call is for this section
+            var incomingCallRoom = this.props.list.filter(function(room) {
+                return self.props.incomingCall.roomId === room.roomId;
+            });
+
+            if (incomingCallRoom.length === 1) {
+                var IncomingCallBox = sdk.getComponent("voip.IncomingCallBox");
+                incomingCall = <IncomingCallBox className="mx_RoomSubList_incomingCall" incomingCall={ this.props.incomingCall }/>;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var tabindex = this.props.searchFilter === "" ? "0" : "-1";
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_RoomSubList_labelContainer" title={ title } ref="header">
+                <AccessibleButton onClick={ this.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label" tabIndex={tabindex}>
+                    { this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
+                    <div className="mx_RoomSubList_roomCount">{ roomCount }</div>
+                    <div className={chevronClasses}></div>
+                    { badge }
+                    { incomingCall }
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            </div>
+        );
+    },
+
     _createOverflowTile: function(overflowCount, totalCount) {
         var content = <div className="mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown"></div>;
 
@@ -446,7 +499,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             // gets triggered and another list is passed in. Doing it one at a time means that
             // we always correctly calculate the highest order for the list - stops multiple
             // rooms getting the same order. This is only really relevant for the first time this
-            // is run with historical room tag data, after that there should only be one undefined
+            // is run with historical room tag data, after that there should only be undefined
             // in the list at a time anyway.
             for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
                 if (list[i].tags[self.props.tagName] && list[i].tags[self.props.tagName].order === undefined) {
@@ -480,16 +533,6 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             target = <RoomDropTarget label={ 'Drop here to ' + this.props.verb }/>;
         }
 
-        var roomCount = this.props.list.length > 0 ? this.props.list.length : '';
-
-        var isIncomingCallRoom;
-        if (this.props.incomingCall) {
-            // Check if the incoming call is for this section
-            isIncomingCallRoom = this.props.list.find(room=>{
-                return this.props.incomingCall.roomId === room.roomId;
-            }) ? true : false;
-        }
-
         if (this.state.sortedList.length > 0 || this.props.editable) {
             var subList;
             var classes = "mx_RoomSubList";
@@ -508,18 +551,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
             return connectDropTarget(
                 <div>
-                    <RoomSubListHeader
-                        ref='header'
-                        label={ this.props.label }
-                        tagName={ this.props.tagName }
-                        roomCount={ roomCount }
-                        collapsed={ this.props.collapsed }
-                        hidden={ this.state.hidden }
-                        isIncomingCallRoom={ isIncomingCallRoom }
-                        roomNotificationCount={ this.roomNotificationCount() }
-                        onClick={ this.onClick }
-                        onHeaderClick={ this.props.onHeaderClick }
-                    />
+                    { this._getHeaderJsx() }
                     { subList }
                 </div>
             );
@@ -528,20 +560,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             var Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
             return (
                 <div className="mx_RoomSubList">
-                    { this.props.alwaysShowHeader ? 
-                        <RoomSubListHeader
-                            ref='header'
-                            label={ this.props.label }
-                            tagName={ this.props.tagName }
-                            roomCount={ roomCount }
-                            collapsed={ this.props.collapsed }
-                            hidden={ this.state.hidden }
-                            isIncomingCallRoom={ isIncomingCallRoom }
-                            roomNotificationCount={ this.roomNotificationCount() }
-                            onClick={ this.onClick }
-                            onHeaderClick={ this.props.onHeaderClick }
-                        />
-                     : undefined }
+                    { this.props.alwaysShowHeader ? this._getHeaderJsx() : undefined }
                     { (this.props.showSpinner && !this.state.hidden) ? <Loader /> : undefined }
                 </div>
             );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5618b39b85..0000000000
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-var React = require('react');
-var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
-var classNames = require('classnames');
-var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
-var FormattingUtils = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/utils/FormattingUtils');
-var RoomNotifs = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/RoomNotifs');
-var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
-var ConstantTimeDispatcher = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ConstantTimeDispatcher');
-
-module.exports = React.createClass({
-    displayName: 'RoomSubListHeader',
-
-    propTypes: {
-        label: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-        tagName: React.PropTypes.string,
-        roomCount: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
-            React.PropTypes.string,
-            React.PropTypes.number
-        ]),
-        collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // is LeftPanel collapsed?
-        isIncomingCallRoom: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        roomNotificationCount: React.PropTypes.array,
-        hidden: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
-        onHeaderClick: React.PropTypes.func,
-    },
-
-    getDefaultProps: function() {
-        return {
-            onHeaderClick: function() {}, // NOP
-        };
-    },
-
-    componentWillMount: function() {
-        // constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
-    },
-
-    componentWillUnmount: function() {
-        // constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
-    },
-
-    // onRefresh: function() {
-    //     this.forceUpdate();
-    // },
-
-    render: function() {
-        var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
-
-        var subListNotifications = this.props.roomNotificationCount;
-        var subListNotifCount = subListNotifications[0];
-        var subListNotifHighlight = subListNotifications[1];
-
-        var chevronClasses = classNames({
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevron': true,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronRight': this.props.hidden,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown': !this.props.hidden,
-        });
-
-        var badgeClasses = classNames({
-            'mx_RoomSubList_badge': true,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_badgeHighlight': subListNotifHighlight,
-        });
-
-        var badge;
-        if (subListNotifCount > 0) {
-            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ FormattingUtils.formatCount(subListNotifCount) }</div>;
-        }
-        else if (subListNotifHighlight) {
-            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>!</div>;   
-        }
-
-        // When collapsed, allow a long hover on the header to show user
-        // the full tag name and room count
-        var title;
-        var roomCount = this.props.roomCount;
-        if (this.props.collapsed) {
-            title = this.props.label;
-            if (roomCount !== '') {
-                title += " [" + roomCount + "]";
-            }
-        }
-
-        var incomingCall;
-        if (this.props.isIncomingCallRoom) {
-            var IncomingCallBox = sdk.getComponent("voip.IncomingCallBox");
-            incomingCall = <IncomingCallBox className="mx_RoomSubList_incomingCall" incomingCall={ this.props.incomingCall }/>;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            <div className="mx_RoomSubList_labelContainer" title={ title } ref="header">
-                <AccessibleButton onClick={ this.props.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label" tabIndex="0">
-                    { this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
-                    <div className="mx_RoomSubList_roomCount">{ roomCount }</div>
-                    <div className={chevronClasses}></div>
-                    { badge }
-                    { incomingCall }
-                </AccessibleButton>
-            </div>
-        );
-    },
-});
-
diff --git a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
index a3848dcc44..729e7ef772 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var rate_limited_func = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ratelimitedfunc');
 var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
-var KeyCode = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/KeyCode');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SearchBox',
@@ -39,12 +38,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
-        document.addEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyDown);
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
-        document.removeEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyDown);
     },
 
     onAction: function(payload) {
@@ -93,34 +90,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.onChange();
     },
 
-    _onKeyDown: function(ev) {
-        let handled = false;
-        const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().indexOf('MAC') >= 0;
-        let ctrlCmdOnly;
-        if (isMac) {
-            ctrlCmdOnly = ev.metaKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey;
-        } else {
-            ctrlCmdOnly = ev.ctrlKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey && !ev.shiftKey;
-        }
-
-        switch (ev.keyCode) {
-            case KeyCode.KEY_K:
-                if (ctrlCmdOnly) {
-                    if (this.refs.search) {
-                        this.refs.search.focus();
-                        this.refs.search.select();
-                    }
-                    handled = true;
-                }
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (handled) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            ev.preventDefault();
-        }
-    },
-
     render: function() {
         var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');