diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.js b/src/TextForEvent.js
index a700fe2a3c..e3c65e7d08 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.js
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import CallHandler from './CallHandler';
 import { _t } from './languageHandler';
 import * as Roles from './Roles';
 import {isValid3pidInvite} from "./RoomInvite";
+import SettingsStore from "./settings/SettingsStore";
 
 function textForMemberEvent(ev) {
     // XXX: SYJS-16 "sender is sometimes null for join messages"
@@ -74,9 +75,11 @@ function textForMemberEvent(ev) {
                     return _t('%(senderName)s changed their profile picture.', {senderName});
                 } else if (!prevContent.avatar_url && content.avatar_url) {
                     return _t('%(senderName)s set a profile picture.', {senderName});
+                } else if (SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline")) {
+                    // This is a null rejoin, it will only be visible if the Labs option is enabled
+                    return _t("%(senderName)s made no change.", {senderName});
                 } else {
-                    // suppress null rejoins
-                    return '';
+                    return "";
                 }
             } else {
                 if (!ev.target) console.warn("Join message has no target! -- " + ev.getContent().state_key);
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js b/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
index 0065fb208f..aacc1c7c18 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/MemberEventListSummary.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2019 Michael Telatynski <7t3chguy@gmail.com>
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import sdk from '../../../index';
 import MemberAvatar from '../avatars/MemberAvatar';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import { formatCommaSeparatedList } from '../../../utils/FormattingUtils';
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     ? _t("%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
                     : _t("%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
                 break;
+            case "no_change":
+                res = (userCount > 1)
+                    ? _t("%(severalUsers)smade no changes %(count)s times", { severalUsers: "", count: repeats })
+                    : _t("%(oneUser)smade no changes %(count)s times", { oneUser: "", count: repeats });
+                break;
         }
 
         return res;
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         return 'changed_avatar';
                     }
                     // console.log("MELS ignoring duplicate membership join event");
-                    return null;
+                    return 'no_change';
                 } else {
                     return 'joined';
                 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 769316cd3b..24ddaa22eb 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     "%(senderName)s removed their profile picture.": "%(senderName)s removed their profile picture.",
     "%(senderName)s changed their profile picture.": "%(senderName)s changed their profile picture.",
     "%(senderName)s set a profile picture.": "%(senderName)s set a profile picture.",
+    "%(senderName)s made no change.": "%(senderName)s made no change.",
     "VoIP conference started.": "VoIP conference started.",
     "%(targetName)s joined the room.": "%(targetName)s joined the room.",
     "VoIP conference finished.": "VoIP conference finished.",
@@ -1080,6 +1081,10 @@
     "%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar %(count)s times|one": "%(severalUsers)schanged their avatar",
     "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(count)s times|other": "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(count)s times",
     "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar %(count)s times|one": "%(oneUser)schanged their avatar",
+    "%(severalUsers)smade no changes %(count)s times|other": "%(severalUsers)smade no changes %(count)s times",
+    "%(severalUsers)smade no changes %(count)s times|one": "%(severalUsers)smade no changes",
+    "%(oneUser)smade no changes %(count)s times|other": "%(oneUser)smade no changes %(count)s times",
+    "%(oneUser)smade no changes %(count)s times|one": "%(oneUser)smade no changes",
     "collapse": "collapse",
     "expand": "expand",
     "Edit message": "Edit message",