diff --git a/static/js/directives/chat.js b/static/js/directives/chat.js
index cf91d08c..dcbf0a06 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/chat.js
@@ -545,15 +545,17 @@ define(['underscore', 'text!partials/chat.html', 'text!partials/chatroom.html'],
 					scope.layout.chatMaximized = false;
 				});
 
-				scope.$on("room.joined", function(event, room) {
+				scope.$on("room.updated", function(event, room) {
 					var subscope = scope.showGroupRoom(null, {
 						restore: true,
 						noenable: true,
 						noactivate: true
 					});
-					scope.currentRoomName = room.Name;
-					var msg = $("<span>").text(translation._("You are now in room %s ...", room.Name));
-					subscope.$broadcast("display", null, $("<i>").append(msg));
+					if (scope.currentRoomName != room.Name) {
+						var msg = $("<span>").text(translation._("You are now in room %s ...", room.Name));
+						subscope.$broadcast("display", null, $("<i>").append(msg));
+						scope.currentRoomName = room.Name;
+					}
 				});
 
 				scope.$on("room.left", function(event) {
diff --git a/static/js/directives/roombar.js b/static/js/directives/roombar.js
index 29041fb5..872375cf 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/roombar.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/roombar.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'text!partials/roombar.html'], function(_, template) {
 				$scope.save();
 			};
 
-			$scope.$on("room.joined", function(ev, room) {
+			$scope.$on("room.updated", function(ev, room) {
 				$scope.currentRoomName = $scope.newRoomName = room.Name;
 			});
 
diff --git a/static/js/directives/socialshare.js b/static/js/directives/socialshare.js
index 99765570..e38a71b3 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/socialshare.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/socialshare.js
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ define(['jquery', 'text!partials/socialshare.html'], function($, template) {
 			template: template,
 			replace: true,
 			link: function($scope, $element, $attr) {
-				$scope.$on("room.joined", function(ev, room) {
+				$scope.$on("room.updated", function(ev, room) {
 					$scope.roomlink = rooms.link(room);
 				});
 
-				$scope.$on("room.left", function(ev, name) {
+				$scope.$on("room.left", function(ev) {
 					$scope.roomlink = null;
 				});
 
diff --git a/static/js/directives/title.js b/static/js/directives/title.js
index be72f29a..c35ecc69 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/title.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/title.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define([], function() {
 				}
 			};
 
-			$scope.$on("room.joined", function(ev, room) {
+			$scope.$on("room.updated", function(ev, room) {
 				updateTitle(room.Name);
 			});
 
diff --git a/static/js/mediastream/api.js b/static/js/mediastream/api.js
index b43cde35..5e6b3deb 100644
--- a/static/js/mediastream/api.js
+++ b/static/js/mediastream/api.js
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'ua-parser'], function($, _, uaparser) {
 				// Do nothing.
 				//console.log("Alive response received.");
 				break;
+			case "Room":
+				this.e.triggerHandler("received.room", [data]);
+				break;
 			default:
 				console.log("Unhandled type received:", dataType, data);
 				break;
@@ -235,11 +238,11 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'ua-parser'], function($, _, uaparser) {
 
 		var that = this;
 		var onResponse = function(event, type, data) {
-			console.log("Got response to Hello", data);
 			if (type === "Welcome") {
 				if (success) {
 					success(data.Room);
 				}
+				that.e.triggerHandler("received.room", [data.Room]);
 				that.e.triggerHandler("received.users", [data.Users]);
 			} else {
 				if (fault) {
@@ -287,6 +290,21 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'ua-parser'], function($, _, uaparser) {
 
 	}
 
+	Api.prototype.requestRoomUpdate = function(room, success, fault) {
+		var onResponse = function(event, type, data) {
+			if (type === "Room") {
+				if (success) {
+					success(data);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (fault) {
+					fault(data);
+				}
+			}
+		};
+		this.request("Room", room, onResponse, true);
+	};
+
 	Api.prototype.requestUsers = function() {
 
 		var data = {
diff --git a/static/js/services/rooms.js b/static/js/services/rooms.js
index 84f68203..a5557d73 100644
--- a/static/js/services/rooms.js
+++ b/static/js/services/rooms.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ define([
 	'jquery'
 ], function($) {
 
-	return ["$window", "$location", "$timeout", "$route", "$rootScope", "$http", "globalContext", "safeApply", "connector", "api", "restURL", function($window, $location, $timeout, $route, $rootScope, $http, globalContext, safeApply, connector, api, restURL) {
+	return ["$window", "$location", "$timeout", "$q", "$route", "$rootScope", "$http", "globalContext", "safeApply", "connector", "api", "restURL", function($window, $location, $timeout, $q, $route, $rootScope, $http, globalContext, safeApply, connector, api, restURL) {
 		var url = restURL.api("rooms");
 		var requestedRoomName = "";
 		var currentRoom = null;
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ define([
 			currentRoom = room;
 			if (priorRoom) {
 				console.log("Left room", priorRoom.Name);
-				$rootScope.$broadcast("room.left", priorRoom);
+				$rootScope.$broadcast("room.left", priorRoom.Name);
 			}
 			if (currentRoom) {
 				console.log("Joined room", currentRoom.Name);
-				$rootScope.$broadcast("room.joined", currentRoom);
+				$rootScope.$broadcast("room.joined", currentRoom.Name);
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ define([
 			joinRequestedRoom();
 		});
 
+		api.e.on("received.room", function(event, room) {
+			currentRoom = room;
+			$rootScope.$broadcast("room.updated", currentRoom);
+		});
+
 		$rootScope.$on("$locationChangeSuccess", function(event) {
 			var roomName;
 			if ($route.current) {
@@ -138,6 +143,11 @@ define([
 					name = "";
 				}
 				return restURL.room(name);
+			},
+			update: function(room) {
+				var response = $q.defer();
+				api.requestRoomUpdate(room, response.resolve, response.reject);
+				return response.promise;
 			}
 		};