diff --git a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
index d5cc67b3b8..21e2a2ee71 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ export default class RightPanel extends React.Component<Props, IState> {
     public static contextType = MatrixClientContext;
     declare public context: React.ContextType<typeof MatrixClientContext>;
 
+    public constructor(props: Props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        this.state = RightPanel.getDerivedStateFromProps(props);
+    }
+
     private readonly delayedUpdate = throttle(
         (): void => {
             this.forceUpdate();