diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index 819896db7b..f5c7016bf5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
                 name =
                     <div className="mx_RoomHeader_name" onClick={this.props.onSettingsClick}>
-                        <div className="mx_RoomHeader_nametext">{ this.props.room.name }</div>
+                        <div className="mx_RoomHeader_nametext" title={ this.props.room.name }>{ this.props.room.name }</div>
                         { searchStatus }
                         <div className="mx_RoomHeader_settingsButton">
                             <img src="img/settings.svg" width="12" height="12"/>