diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel.ts
index fa7697d084..55626cb252 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class RoomListHeaderViewModel
     };
 
     public createSection = (): void => {
-        // To be implemented when custom section creation is added in vms
+        RoomListStoreV3.instance.createSection();
     };
 }
 /**
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ function computeHeaderSpaceState(
     );
     const canAccessSpaceSettings = Boolean(activeSpace && shouldShowSpaceSettings(activeSpace));
 
+    const isSectionFeatureEnabled = SettingsStore.getValue("feature_room_list_sections");
+    const useComposeIcon = !isSectionFeatureEnabled;
+    const canCreateSection = isSectionFeatureEnabled;
+
     return {
         title,
         canCreateRoom,
@@ -283,8 +287,7 @@ function computeHeaderSpaceState(
         displaySpaceMenu,
         canInviteInSpace,
         canAccessSpaceSettings,
-        // To be implemented when custom section creation is added in vms
-        canCreateSection: false,
-        useComposeIcon: true,
+        canCreateSection,
+        useComposeIcon,
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
index ac3f32ad61..f40b60eebd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { Action } from "../../dispatcher/actions";
 import type { ViewRoomPayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewRoomPayload";
 import PosthogTrackers from "../../PosthogTrackers";
 import { type Call, CallEvent } from "../../models/Call";
+import RoomListStoreV3 from "../../stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3";
 
 interface RoomItemProps {
     room: Room;
@@ -276,6 +277,8 @@ export class RoomListItemViewModel
         const callType =
             call?.callType === CallType.Voice ? "voice" : call?.callType === CallType.Video ? "video" : undefined;
 
+        const canMoveToSection = SettingsStore.getValue("feature_room_list_sections");
+
         return {
             id: room.roomId,
             room,
@@ -303,8 +306,7 @@ export class RoomListItemViewModel
             canMarkAsRead,
             canMarkAsUnread,
             roomNotifState,
-            // To be implemented when custom section creation is added in vms
-            canMoveToSection: false,
+            canMoveToSection,
         };
     }
 
@@ -385,6 +387,6 @@ export class RoomListItemViewModel
     };
 
     public onCreateSection = (): void => {
-        // To be implemented when custom section creation is added in vms
+        RoomListStoreV3.instance.createSection();
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel-test.ts b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel-test.ts
index 936389603d..02a9cf787d 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListHeaderViewModel-test.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,23 @@ describe("RoomListHeaderViewModel", () => {
             vm = new RoomListHeaderViewModel({ matrixClient, spaceStore: SpaceStore.instance });
             expect(vm.getSnapshot().isMessagePreviewEnabled).toBe(true);
         });
+
+        it.each([
+            [true, true, false],
+            [false, false, true],
+        ])(
+            "when feature_room_list_sections is %s: canCreateSection=%s, useComposeIcon=%s",
+            (featureEnabled, expectedCanCreateSection, expectedUseComposeIcon) => {
+                jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
+                    if (settingName === "feature_room_list_sections") return featureEnabled;
+                    return false;
+                });
+
+                vm = new RoomListHeaderViewModel({ matrixClient, spaceStore: SpaceStore.instance });
+                expect(vm.getSnapshot().canCreateSection).toBe(expectedCanCreateSection);
+                expect(vm.getSnapshot().useComposeIcon).toBe(expectedUseComposeIcon);
+            },
+        );
     });
 
     describe("event listeners", () => {
@@ -296,6 +313,13 @@ describe("RoomListHeaderViewModel", () => {
             );
         });
 
+        it("should call createSection on RoomListStoreV3 when createSection is called", () => {
+            const createSectionSpy = jest.spyOn(RoomListStoreV3.instance, "createSection").mockResolvedValue();
+            vm = new RoomListHeaderViewModel({ matrixClient, spaceStore: SpaceStore.instance });
+            vm.createSection();
+            expect(createSectionSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
         it("should toggle message preview from enabled to disabled", () => {
             jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
                 if (settingName === "RoomList.showMessagePreview") return true;
diff --git a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
index e3b349e085..398631271f 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { Action } from "../../../src/dispatcher/actions";
 import { CallStore } from "../../../src/stores/CallStore";
 import { CallEvent, type Call } from "../../../src/models/Call";
 import { RoomListItemViewModel } from "../../../src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel";
+import RoomListStoreV3 from "../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3";
 
 jest.mock("../../../src/viewmodels/room-list/utils", () => ({
     hasAccessToOptionsMenu: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -501,6 +502,20 @@ describe("RoomListItemViewModel", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe("canMoveToSection", () => {
+        it.each([
+            [true, true],
+            [false, false],
+        ])("should be %s when feature_room_list_sections is %s", (featureEnabled, expected) => {
+            jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation((setting) => {
+                if (setting === "feature_room_list_sections") return featureEnabled;
+                return false;
+            });
+            viewModel = new RoomListItemViewModel({ room, client: matrixClient });
+            expect(viewModel.getSnapshot().canMoveToSection).toBe(expected);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe("Actions", () => {
         it("should dispatch view room action on openRoom", () => {
             viewModel = new RoomListItemViewModel({ room, client: matrixClient });
@@ -572,6 +587,13 @@ describe("RoomListItemViewModel", () => {
                 room_id: "!room:server",
             });
         });
+
+        it("should call createSection on RoomListStoreV3 when onCreateSection is called", () => {
+            const createSectionSpy = jest.spyOn(RoomListStoreV3.instance, "createSection").mockResolvedValue();
+            viewModel = new RoomListItemViewModel({ room, client: matrixClient });
+            viewModel.onCreateSection();
+            expect(createSectionSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
     });
 
     describe("Cleanup", () => {