diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 5e3b4e1e939..8bc1a62a92b 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -799,7 +799,9 @@ type RoomEvents = RoomEvent.Name
 
 type RoomStateEvents = RoomStateEvent.Events
     | RoomStateEvent.Members
-    | RoomStateEvent.NewMember;
+    | RoomStateEvent.NewMember
+    | RoomStateEvent.Update
+    ;
 
 type CryptoEvents = CryptoEvent.KeySignatureUploadFailure
     | CryptoEvent.KeyBackupStatus
diff --git a/src/models/room-state.ts b/src/models/room-state.ts
index 59bf1ae0115..93c76df7289 100644
--- a/src/models/room-state.ts
+++ b/src/models/room-state.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ export enum RoomStateEvent {
     Events = "RoomState.events",
     Members = "RoomState.members",
     NewMember = "RoomState.newMember",
+    Update = "RoomState.update", // signals batches of updates without specificity
 }
 
 export type RoomStateEventHandlerMap = {
     [RoomStateEvent.Events]: (event: MatrixEvent, state: RoomState, lastStateEvent: MatrixEvent | null) => void;
     [RoomStateEvent.Members]: (event: MatrixEvent, state: RoomState, member: RoomMember) => void;
     [RoomStateEvent.NewMember]: (event: MatrixEvent, state: RoomState, member: RoomMember) => void;
+    [RoomStateEvent.Update]: (state: RoomState) => void;
 };
 
 export class RoomState extends TypedEventEmitter<RoomStateEvent, RoomStateEventHandlerMap> {
@@ -376,6 +378,8 @@ export class RoomState extends TypedEventEmitter<RoomStateEvent, RoomStateEventH
                 this.sentinels = {};
             }
         });
+
+        this.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -485,6 +489,7 @@ export class RoomState extends TypedEventEmitter<RoomStateEvent, RoomStateEventH
         logger.log(`LL: RoomState put in finished state ...`);
         this.oobMemberFlags.status = OobStatus.Finished;
         stateEvents.forEach((e) => this.setOutOfBandMember(e));
+        this.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/sync.ts b/src/sync.ts
index 043dfc62c04..f275e4f34b3 100644
--- a/src/sync.ts
+++ b/src/sync.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export class SyncApi {
             RoomStateEvent.Events,
             RoomStateEvent.Members,
             RoomStateEvent.NewMember,
+            RoomStateEvent.Update,
         ]);
         room.currentState.on(RoomStateEvent.NewMember, function(event, state, member) {
             member.user = client.getUser(member.userId);