diff --git a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
index a108f376bd..be5ed52a78 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 import SpaceStore from "../../stores/SpaceStore";
 import { RoomPermalinkCreator } from '../../utils/permalinks/Permalinks';
 import { E2EStatus } from '../../utils/ShieldUtils';
+import { SetRightPanelPhasePayload } from '../../dispatcher/payloads/SetRightPanelPhasePayload';
 
 interface IProps {
     room?: Room; // if showing panels for a given room, this is set
@@ -196,6 +197,15 @@ export default class RightPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     private onAction = (payload: ActionPayload) => {
+        const isChangingRoom = payload.action === 'view_room';
+        const isViewingThread = this.state.phase === RightPanelPhases.ThreadView;
+        if (isChangingRoom && isViewingThread) {
+            dis.dispatch<SetRightPanelPhasePayload>({
+                action: Action.SetRightPanelPhase,
+                phase: RightPanelPhases.ThreadPanel,
+            });
+        }
+
         if (payload.action === Action.AfterRightPanelPhaseChange) {
             this.setState({
                 phase: payload.phase,