diff --git a/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list-panel.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list-panel.spec.ts
index 53795773ed..2ffbc608c2 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list-panel.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list-panel.spec.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ test.describe("Room list panel", () => {
     test.beforeEach(async ({ page, app, user }) => {
         // The notification toast is displayed above the search section
         await app.closeNotificationToast();
+
+        // Populate the room list
+        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+            await app.client.createRoom({ name: `room${i}` });
+        }
     });
 
     test("should render the room list panel", { tag: "@screenshot" }, async ({ page, app, user }) => {
         const roomListView = getRoomListView(page);
+        // Wait for the last room to be visible
+        await expect(roomListView.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room19" })).toBeVisible();
         await expect(roomListView).toMatchScreenshot("room-list-panel.png");
     });
 });
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff06eda0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/e2e/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import { type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { test, expect } from "../../../element-web-test";
+
+test.describe("Room list", () => {
+    test.use({
+        labsFlags: ["feature_new_room_list"],
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * Get the room list
+     * @param page
+     */
+    function getRoomList(page: Page) {
+        return page.getByTestId("room-list");
+    }
+
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page, app, user }) => {
+        // The notification toast is displayed above the search section
+        await app.closeNotificationToast();
+        for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
+            await app.client.createRoom({ name: `room${i}` });
+        }
+    });
+
+    test("should render the room list", { tag: "@screenshot" }, async ({ page, app, user }) => {
+        const roomListView = getRoomList(page);
+        await expect(roomListView.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room29" })).toBeVisible();
+        await expect(roomListView).toMatchScreenshot("room-list.png");
+
+        await roomListView.hover();
+        // Scroll to the end of the room list
+        await page.mouse.wheel(0, 1000);
+        await expect(roomListView.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room0" })).toBeVisible();
+        await expect(roomListView).toMatchScreenshot("room-list-scrolled.png");
+    });
+
+    test("should open the room when it is clicked", async ({ page, app, user }) => {
+        const roomListView = getRoomList(page);
+        await roomListView.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room29" }).click();
+        await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "room29", level: 1 })).toBeVisible();
+    });
+});
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index d03dbf992b..1ebfde5ea7 100644
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts/room-list-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts/room-list-linux.png
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index 0000000000..f9275dd211
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts/room-list-scrolled-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/left-panel/room-list-panel/room-list.spec.ts/room-list-scrolled-linux.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/res/css/_components.pcss b/res/css/_components.pcss
index cd260ca3aa..8501ed7bd1 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.pcss
+++ b/res/css/_components.pcss
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@
 @import "./views/right_panel/_VerificationPanel.pcss";
 @import "./views/right_panel/_WidgetCard.pcss";
 @import "./views/room_settings/_AliasSettings.pcss";
+@import "./views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomList.pcss";
+@import "./views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListCell.pcss";
 @import "./views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListHeaderView.pcss";
 @import "./views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListPanel.pcss";
 @import "./views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListSearch.pcss";
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomList.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomList.pcss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2563c1b675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomList.pcss
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+.mx_RoomList {
+    height: 100%;
+
+    .mx_RoomList_List {
+        /* Avoid when on hover, the background color to be on top of the right border */
+        padding-right: 1px;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListCell.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListCell.pcss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..812145a73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListCell.pcss
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The RoomCell has the following structure:
+ * button----------------------------------------|
+ * | <-12px-> container--------------------------|
+ * |          | room avatar <-12px-> content-----|
+ * |          |                      | room_name |
+ * |          |                      | ----------| <-- border
+ * |---------------------------------------------|
+ */
+.mx_RoomListCell {
+    all: unset;
+
+    &:hover {
+        background-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-secondary-hovered);
+    }
+
+    .mx_RoomListCell_container {
+        padding-left: var(--cpd-space-3x);
+        font: var(--cpd-font-body-md-regular);
+        height: 100%;
+
+        .mx_RoomListCell_content {
+            height: 100%;
+            flex: 1;
+            /* The border is only under the room name and the future hover menu  */
+            border-bottom: var(--cpd-border-width-0-5) solid var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary);
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+            min-width: 0;
+
+            span {
+                white-space: nowrap;
+                overflow: hidden;
+                text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListHeaderView.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListHeaderView.pcss
index 8ce4655e58..595f47f9c8 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListHeaderView.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListHeaderView.pcss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 .mx_RoomListHeaderView {
-    height: 60px;
+    flex: 0 0 60px;
     padding: 0 var(--cpd-space-3x);
 
     .mx_RoomListHeaderView_title {
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListSearch.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListSearch.pcss
index f175ab3976..8a97086df8 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListSearch.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/_RoomListSearch.pcss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 .mx_RoomListSearch {
     /* From figma, this should be aligned with the room header */
-    height: 64px;
+    flex: 0 0 64px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     border-bottom: var(--cpd-border-width-1) solid var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-primary);
     padding: 0 var(--cpd-space-3x);
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3645a72bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { useCallback, type JSX } from "react";
+import { AutoSizer, List, type ListRowProps } from "react-virtualized";
+
+import { type RoomListViewState } from "../../../viewmodels/roomlist/RoomListViewModel";
+import { _t } from "../../../../languageHandler";
+import { RoomListCell } from "./RoomListCell";
+
+interface RoomListProps {
+    /**
+     * The view model state for the room list.
+     */
+    vm: RoomListViewState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A virtualized list of rooms.
+ */
+export function RoomList({ vm: { rooms, openRoom } }: RoomListProps): JSX.Element {
+    const roomRendererMemoized = useCallback(
+        ({ key, index, style }: ListRowProps) => (
+            <RoomListCell room={rooms[index]} key={key} style={style} onClick={() => openRoom(rooms[index].roomId)} />
+        ),
+        [rooms, openRoom],
+    );
+
+    // The first div is needed to make the virtualized list take all the remaining space and scroll correctly
+    return (
+        <div className="mx_RoomList" data-testid="room-list">
+            <AutoSizer>
+                {({ height, width }) => (
+                    <List
+                        aria-label={_t("room_list|list_title")}
+                        className="mx_RoomList_List"
+                        rowRenderer={roomRendererMemoized}
+                        rowCount={rooms.length}
+                        rowHeight={48}
+                        height={height}
+                        width={width}
+                    />
+                )}
+            </AutoSizer>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5e9cc5df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { type JSX } from "react";
+import { type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+
+import { _t } from "../../../../languageHandler";
+import { Flex } from "../../../utils/Flex";
+import DecoratedRoomAvatar from "../../avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar";
+
+interface RoomListCellProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
+    /**
+     * The room to display
+     */
+    room: Room;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A cell in the room list
+ */
+export function RoomListCell({ room, ...props }: RoomListCellProps): JSX.Element {
+    return (
+        <button
+            className="mx_RoomListCell"
+            type="button"
+            aria-label={_t("room_list|room|open_room", { roomName: room.name })}
+            {...props}
+        >
+            {/* We need this extra div between the button and the content in order to add a padding which is not messing with the virtualized list */}
+            <Flex className="mx_RoomListCell_container" gap="var(--cpd-space-3x)" align="center">
+                <DecoratedRoomAvatar room={room} size="32px" />
+                <Flex className="mx_RoomListCell_content" align="center">
+                    {/* We truncate the room name when too long. Title here is to show the full name on hover */}
+                    <span title={room.name}>{room.name}</span>
+                    {/* Future hover menu et notification badges */}
+                </Flex>
+            </Flex>
+        </button>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListPanel.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListPanel.tsx
index a52b619651..291794399f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListPanel.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import React from "react";
-import { AutoSizer, List } from "react-virtualized";
 
-import type { ListRowProps } from "react-virtualized";
 import { shouldShowComponent } from "../../../../customisations/helpers/UIComponents";
 import { UIComponent } from "../../../../settings/UIFeature";
 import { RoomListSearch } from "./RoomListSearch";
 import { RoomListHeaderView } from "./RoomListHeaderView";
-import { useRoomListViewModel } from "../../../viewmodels/roomlist/RoomListViewModel";
+import { RoomListView } from "./RoomListView";
+import { Flex } from "../../../utils/Flex";
 
 type RoomListPanelProps = {
     /**
@@ -28,31 +27,18 @@ type RoomListPanelProps = {
  */
 export const RoomListPanel: React.FC<RoomListPanelProps> = ({ activeSpace }) => {
     const displayRoomSearch = shouldShowComponent(UIComponent.FilterContainer);
-    const { rooms } = useRoomListViewModel();
-
-    const rowRenderer = ({ key, index, style }: ListRowProps): React.JSX.Element => {
-        return (
-            <div key={key} style={style}>
-                {rooms[index].name}
-            </div>
-        );
-    };
 
     return (
-        <section className="mx_RoomListPanel" data-testid="room-list-panel">
+        <Flex
+            as="section"
+            className="mx_RoomListPanel"
+            data-testid="room-list-panel"
+            direction="column"
+            align="stretch"
+        >
             {displayRoomSearch && <RoomListSearch activeSpace={activeSpace} />}
             <RoomListHeaderView />
-            <AutoSizer>
-                {({ height, width }) => (
-                    <List
-                        rowRenderer={rowRenderer}
-                        rowCount={rooms.length}
-                        rowHeight={20}
-                        height={height}
-                        width={width}
-                    />
-                )}
-            </AutoSizer>
-        </section>
+            <RoomListView />
+        </Flex>
     );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListView.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14b456852c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { type JSX } from "react";
+
+import { useRoomListViewModel } from "../../../viewmodels/roomlist/RoomListViewModel";
+import { RoomList } from "./RoomList";
+
+/**
+ * Host the room list and the (future) room filters
+ */
+export function RoomListView(): JSX.Element {
+    const vm = useRoomListViewModel();
+    // Room filters will be added soon
+    return <RoomList vm={vm} />;
+}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 64200527c1..c3dd76a5a2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2104,12 +2104,16 @@
             "one": "Currently joining %(count)s room",
             "other": "Currently joining %(count)s rooms"
         },
+        "list_title": "Room list",
         "notification_options": "Notification options",
         "open_space_menu": "Open space menu",
         "redacting_messages_status": {
             "one": "Currently removing messages in %(count)s room",
             "other": "Currently removing messages in %(count)s rooms"
         },
+        "room": {
+            "open_room": "Open room %(roomName)s"
+        },
         "show_less": "Show less",
         "show_n_more": {
             "one": "Show %(count)s more",
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList-test.tsx b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbf0edbf5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React from "react";
+import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "jest-matrix-react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+
+import { mkRoom, stubClient } from "../../../../../test-utils";
+import { type RoomListViewState } from "../../../../../../src/components/viewmodels/roomlist/RoomListViewModel";
+import { RoomList } from "../../../../../../src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomList";
+import DMRoomMap from "../../../../../../src/utils/DMRoomMap";
+
+describe("<RoomList />", () => {
+    let matrixClient: MatrixClient;
+    let vm: RoomListViewState;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        // Needed to render the virtualized list in rtl tests
+        // https://github.com/bvaughn/react-virtualized/issues/493#issuecomment-640084107
+        jest.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, "offsetHeight", "get").mockReturnValue(1500);
+        jest.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, "offsetWidth", "get").mockReturnValue(1500);
+
+        matrixClient = stubClient();
+        const rooms = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => mkRoom(matrixClient, `room${i}`));
+        vm = { rooms, openRoom: jest.fn() };
+
+        // Needed to render a room list cell
+        DMRoomMap.makeShared(matrixClient);
+        jest.spyOn(DMRoomMap.shared(), "getUserIdForRoomId").mockReturnValue(null);
+    });
+
+    it("should render a room list", () => {
+        const { asFragment } = render(<RoomList vm={vm} />);
+        expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("should open the room", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+        render(<RoomList vm={vm} />);
+        await waitFor(async () => {
+            expect(screen.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room9" })).toBeVisible();
+            await user.click(screen.getByRole("gridcell", { name: "Open room room9" }));
+        });
+        expect(vm.openRoom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(vm.rooms[9].roomId);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell-test.tsx b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bbde9fb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React from "react";
+import { type MatrixClient, type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { render, screen } from "jest-matrix-react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+
+import { mkRoom, stubClient } from "../../../../../test-utils";
+import { RoomListCell } from "../../../../../../src/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/RoomListCell";
+import DMRoomMap from "../../../../../../src/utils/DMRoomMap";
+
+describe("<RoomListCell />", () => {
+    let matrixClient: MatrixClient;
+    let room: Room;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        matrixClient = stubClient();
+        room = mkRoom(matrixClient, "room1");
+
+        DMRoomMap.makeShared(matrixClient);
+        jest.spyOn(DMRoomMap.shared(), "getUserIdForRoomId").mockReturnValue(null);
+    });
+
+    test("should render a room cell", () => {
+        const onClick = jest.fn();
+        const { asFragment } = render(<RoomListCell room={room} onClick={onClick} />);
+        expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    test("should call onClick when clicked", async () => {
+        const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+        const onClick = jest.fn();
+        render(<RoomListCell room={room} onClick={onClick} />);
+
+        await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: `Open room ${room.name}` }));
+        expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomList-test.tsx.snap b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomList-test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54919fb980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomList-test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`<RoomList /> should render a room list 1`] = `
+<DocumentFragment>
+  <div
+    class="mx_RoomList"
+    data-testid="room-list"
+  >
+    <div
+      style="overflow: visible; height: 0px; width: 0px;"
+    >
+      <div
+        aria-label="Room list"
+        aria-readonly="true"
+        class="ReactVirtualized__Grid ReactVirtualized__List mx_RoomList_List"
+        role="grid"
+        style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; height: 1500px; position: relative; width: 1500px; will-change: transform; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"
+        tabindex="0"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="ReactVirtualized__Grid__innerScrollContainer"
+          role="row"
+          style="width: auto; height: 480px; max-width: 1500px; max-height: 480px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"
+        >
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room0"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="2"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room0"
+                >
+                  room0
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room1"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 48px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="3"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room1"
+                >
+                  room1
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room2"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 96px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="4"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room2"
+                >
+                  room2
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room3"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 144px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="5"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room3"
+                >
+                  room3
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room4"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 192px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="6"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room4"
+                >
+                  room4
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room5"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 240px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="1"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room5"
+                >
+                  room5
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room6"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 288px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="2"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room6"
+                >
+                  room6
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room7"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 336px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="3"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room7"
+                >
+                  room7
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room8"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 384px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="4"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room8"
+                >
+                  room8
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <button
+            aria-label="Open room room9"
+            class="mx_RoomListCell"
+            role="gridcell"
+            style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 432px; width: 100%;"
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+              style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+              >
+                <span
+                  aria-label="Avatar"
+                  class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+                  data-color="5"
+                  data-testid="avatar-img"
+                  data-type="round"
+                  style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+                >
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+                    data-type="round"
+                    height="32px"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+                    src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+                    width="32px"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+                style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+              >
+                <span
+                  title="room9"
+                >
+                  room9
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      class="resize-triggers"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="expand-trigger"
+      >
+        <div
+          style="width: 1501px; height: 1501px;"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="contract-trigger"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</DocumentFragment>
+`;
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListCell-test.tsx.snap b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListCell-test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf7c8b854a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListCell-test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`<RoomListCell /> should render a room cell 1`] = `
+<DocumentFragment>
+  <button
+    aria-label="Open room room1"
+    class="mx_RoomListCell"
+    type="button"
+  >
+    <div
+      class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_container"
+      style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: var(--cpd-space-3x);"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar"
+      >
+        <span
+          aria-label="Avatar"
+          class="_avatar_1qbcf_8 mx_BaseAvatar"
+          data-color="3"
+          data-testid="avatar-img"
+          data-type="round"
+          style="--cpd-avatar-size: 32px;"
+        >
+          <img
+            alt=""
+            class="_image_1qbcf_41"
+            data-type="round"
+            height="32px"
+            loading="lazy"
+            referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+            src="http://this.is.a.url/avatar.url/room.png"
+            width="32px"
+          />
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListCell_content"
+        style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: row; --mx-flex-align: center; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
+      >
+        <span
+          title="room1"
+        >
+          room1
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </button>
+</DocumentFragment>
+`;
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListPanel-test.tsx.snap b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListPanel-test.tsx.snap
index 35643e394f..cd1fafd224 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListPanel-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomListPanel/__snapshots__/RoomListPanel-test.tsx.snap
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 exports[`<RoomListPanel /> should not render the RoomListSearch component when UIComponent.FilterContainer is at false 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <section
-    class="mx_RoomListPanel"
+    class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListPanel"
     data-testid="room-list-panel"
+    style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: column; --mx-flex-align: stretch; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
   >
     <header
       aria-label="Room options"
@@ -24,30 +25,35 @@ exports[`<RoomListPanel /> should not render the RoomListSearch component when U
       </div>
     </header>
     <div
-      style="overflow: visible; height: 0px; width: 0px;"
+      class="mx_RoomList"
+      data-testid="room-list"
     >
       <div
-        aria-label="grid"
-        aria-readonly="true"
-        class="ReactVirtualized__Grid ReactVirtualized__List"
-        role="grid"
-        style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 0px; will-change: transform; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"
-        tabindex="0"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="resize-triggers"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="expand-trigger"
+        style="overflow: visible; height: 0px; width: 0px;"
       >
         <div
-          style="width: 1px; height: 1px;"
+          aria-label="Room list"
+          aria-readonly="true"
+          class="ReactVirtualized__Grid ReactVirtualized__List mx_RoomList_List"
+          role="grid"
+          style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 0px; will-change: transform; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"
+          tabindex="0"
         />
       </div>
       <div
-        class="contract-trigger"
-      />
+        class="resize-triggers"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="expand-trigger"
+        >
+          <div
+            style="width: 1px; height: 1px;"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div
+          class="contract-trigger"
+        />
+      </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 </DocumentFragment>
@@ -56,8 +62,9 @@ exports[`<RoomListPanel /> should not render the RoomListSearch component when U
 exports[`<RoomListPanel /> should render the RoomListSearch component when UIComponent.FilterContainer is at true 1`] = `
 <DocumentFragment>
   <section
-    class="mx_RoomListPanel"
+    class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListPanel"
     data-testid="room-list-panel"
+    style="--mx-flex-display: flex; --mx-flex-direction: column; --mx-flex-align: stretch; --mx-flex-justify: start; --mx-flex-gap: 0;"
   >
     <div
       class="mx_Flex mx_RoomListSearch"
@@ -168,30 +175,35 @@ exports[`<RoomListPanel /> should render the RoomListSearch component when UICom
       </button>
     </header>
     <div
-      style="overflow: visible; height: 0px; width: 0px;"
+      class="mx_RoomList"
+      data-testid="room-list"
     >
       <div
-        aria-label="grid"
-        aria-readonly="true"
-        class="ReactVirtualized__Grid ReactVirtualized__List"
-        role="grid"
-        style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 0px; will-change: transform; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"
-        tabindex="0"
-      />
-    </div>
-    <div
-      class="resize-triggers"
-    >
-      <div
-        class="expand-trigger"
+        style="overflow: visible; height: 0px; width: 0px;"
       >
         <div
-          style="width: 1px; height: 1px;"
+          aria-label="Room list"
+          aria-readonly="true"
+          class="ReactVirtualized__Grid ReactVirtualized__List mx_RoomList_List"
+          role="grid"
+          style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 0px; will-change: transform; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"
+          tabindex="0"
         />
       </div>
       <div
-        class="contract-trigger"
-      />
+        class="resize-triggers"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="expand-trigger"
+        >
+          <div
+            style="width: 1px; height: 1px;"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div
+          class="contract-trigger"
+        />
+      </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 </DocumentFragment>