diff --git a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
index d4c0f8930c..282d6f5d92 100644
--- a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
+++ b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ export class StopGapWidgetDriver extends WidgetDriver {
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4157SendDelayedEvent);
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4157UpdateDelayedEvent);
 
+            this.allowedCapabilities.add(
+                WidgetEventCapability.forStateEvent(EventDirection.Receive, EventType.RoomName).raw,
+            );
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(
                 WidgetEventCapability.forStateEvent(EventDirection.Receive, EventType.RoomMember).raw,
             );
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver-test.ts
index e08a83dd02..1b646498bb 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver-test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ describe("StopGapWidgetDriver", () => {
             "org.matrix.msc2762.send.event:m.room.redaction",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.receive.event:m.room.redaction",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.receive.state_event:m.room.create",
+            "org.matrix.msc2762.receive.state_event:m.room.name",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.receive.state_event:m.room.member",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.receive.state_event:org.matrix.msc3401.call",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.send.state_event:org.matrix.msc3401.call.member#@alice:example.org",