diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
index a642df68b9..a83130b61f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const NewRoomIntro = () => {
                 noAvatarLabel={_t("Add a photo, so people can easily spot your room.")}
                 setAvatarUrl={url => cli.sendStateEvent(roomId, EventType.RoomAvatar, { url }, '')}
             >
-                <RoomAvatar room={room} width={AVATAR_SIZE} height={AVATAR_SIZE} />
+                <RoomAvatar room={room} width={AVATAR_SIZE} height={AVATAR_SIZE} viewAvatarOnClick={true} />
             </MiniAvatarUploader>
 
             <h2>{ room.name }</h2>