diff --git a/webclient/app.css b/webclient/app.css
index 19fae632ff..7c367df421 100755
--- a/webclient/app.css
+++ b/webclient/app.css
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ a:active  { color: #000; }
     height: 100%;
 }
 
-#roomName {
-    float: right;
-    font-size: 16px;
-    margin-top: 15px;
-}
-
 #roomHeader {
     margin: auto;
     padding-left: 20px;
@@ -282,6 +276,21 @@ a:active  { color: #000; }
     float: right;
 }
 
+#roomName {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+#roomTopic {
+    text-align: right;
+    font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.roomHeaderInfo {
+    float: right;
+    margin-top: 15px;
+}
+
 /*** Participant list ***/
 
 #usersTableWrapper {
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
index 173055a61b..a14e515999 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
         $rootScope.events.rooms[event.room_id][event.type] = event;
         $rootScope.$broadcast(NAME_EVENT, event, isLiveEvent);
     };
+    
+    var handleRoomTopic = function(event, isLiveEvent) {
+        console.log("handleRoomTopic " + isLiveEvent);
+
+        initRoom(event.room_id);
+
+        $rootScope.events.rooms[event.room_id][event.type] = event;
+    };
 
     var handleCallEvent = function(event, isLiveEvent) {
         $rootScope.$broadcast(CALL_EVENT, event, isLiveEvent);
@@ -204,6 +212,9 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
                     case 'm.room.name':
                         handleRoomName(event, isLiveEvent);
                         break;
+                    case 'm.room.topic':
+                        handleRoomTopic(event, isLiveEvent);
+                        break;
                     default:
                         console.log("Unable to handle event type " + event.type);
                         console.log(JSON.stringify(event, undefined, 4));
diff --git a/webclient/room/room.html b/webclient/room/room.html
index 5bd2cc92d5..4be2482f96 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room.html
+++ b/webclient/room/room.html
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
     <div id="roomHeader">
         <a href ng-click="goToPage('/')"><img src="img/logo-small.png" width="100" height="43" alt="[matrix]"/></a>
-        <div id="roomName">
-            {{ room_id  | mRoomName }}
+        <div class="roomHeaderInfo">
+            <div id="roomName">
+                {{ room_id  | mRoomName }}
+            </div>
+            <div id="roomTopic" ng-show="events.rooms[room_id]['m.room.topic'].content.topic">
+                {{ events.rooms[room_id]['m.room.topic'].content.topic }}
+            </div>
         </div>
     </div>