diff --git a/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx b/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
index ec6227e45e..8e86253f75 100644
--- a/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/SpaceStore.tsx
@@ -410,6 +410,22 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
         });
     }, 100, {trailing: true, leading: true});
 
+    private switchToRelatedSpace = (roomId: string) => {
+        if (this.suggestedRooms.find(r => r.room_id === roomId)) return;
+
+        let parent = this.getCanonicalParent(roomId);
+        if (!parent) {
+            parent = this.rootSpaces.find(s => this.spaceFilteredRooms.get(s.roomId)?.has(roomId));
+        }
+        if (!parent) {
+            const parents = Array.from(this.parentMap.get(roomId) || []);
+            parent = parents.find(p => this.matrixClient.getRoom(p));
+        }
+
+        // don't trigger a context switch when we are switching a space to match the chosen room
+        this.setActiveSpace(parent || null, false);
+    };
+
     private onRoom = (room: Room, newMembership?: string, oldMembership?: string) => {
         const membership = newMembership || room.getMyMembership();
 
@@ -424,6 +440,11 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
                 if (numSuggestedRooms !== this._suggestedRooms.length) {
                     this.emit(SUGGESTED_ROOMS, this._suggestedRooms);
                 }
+
+                // if the room currently being viewed was just joined then switch to its related space
+                if (newMembership === "join" && room.roomId === RoomViewStore.getRoomId()) {
+                    this.switchToRelatedSpace(room.roomId);
+                }
             }
             return;
         }
@@ -442,7 +463,7 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
 
         if (membership === "join" && room.roomId === RoomViewStore.getRoomId()) {
             // if the user was looking at the space and then joined: select that space
-            this.setActiveSpace(room);
+            this.setActiveSpace(room, false);
         }
     };
 
@@ -542,10 +563,7 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
         // restore selected state from last session if any and still valid
         const lastSpaceId = window.localStorage.getItem(ACTIVE_SPACE_LS_KEY);
         if (lastSpaceId) {
-            const space = this.rootSpaces.find(s => s.roomId === lastSpaceId);
-            if (space) {
-                this.setActiveSpace(space);
-            }
+            this.setActiveSpace(this.matrixClient.getRoom(lastSpaceId));
         }
     }
 
@@ -553,27 +571,18 @@ export class SpaceStoreClass extends AsyncStoreWithClient<IState> {
         if (!SettingsStore.getValue("feature_spaces")) return;
         switch (payload.action) {
             case "view_room": {
-                const room = this.matrixClient?.getRoom(payload.room_id);
-
                 // Don't auto-switch rooms when reacting to a context-switch
                 // as this is not helpful and can create loops of rooms/space switching
-                if (!room || payload.context_switch) break;
+                if (payload.context_switch) break;
 
-                if (room.isSpaceRoom()) {
+                const roomId = payload.room_id;
+                const room = this.matrixClient?.getRoom(roomId);
+                if (room?.isSpaceRoom()) {
                     // Don't context switch when navigating to the space room
                     // as it will cause you to end up in the wrong room
                     this.setActiveSpace(room, false);
-                } else if (!this.getSpaceFilteredRoomIds(this.activeSpace).has(room.roomId)) {
-                    let parent = this.getCanonicalParent(room.roomId);
-                    if (!parent) {
-                        parent = this.rootSpaces.find(s => this.spaceFilteredRooms.get(s.roomId)?.has(room.roomId));
-                    }
-                    if (!parent) {
-                        const parents = Array.from(this.parentMap.get(room.roomId) || []);
-                        parent = parents.find(p => this.matrixClient.getRoom(p));
-                    }
-                    // don't trigger a context switch when we are switching a space to match the chosen room
-                    this.setActiveSpace(parent || null, false);
+                } else if (!this.getSpaceFilteredRoomIds(this.activeSpace).has(roomId)) {
+                    this.switchToRelatedSpace(roomId);
                 }
 
                 // Persist last viewed room from a space