diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index 1c59a5d8d0..5e5de45f2f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 label: _t('Rooms'),
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('im.vector.fake.recent'),
                 onAddRoom: () => {dis.dispatch({action: 'view_create_room'});},
+                addRoomLabel: _t("Create room"),
             },
         ];
         const tagSubLists = Object.keys(this.state.lists)
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 4cb12e7df5..cd09170285 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@
     "Direct Messages": "Direct Messages",
     "Start chat": "Start chat",
     "Rooms": "Rooms",
+    "Create room": "Create room",
     "Low priority": "Low priority",
     "Historical": "Historical",
     "System Alerts": "System Alerts",