diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
index 59b05dc4ac..f1dcfbfc64 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const plEventsToLabels = {
     "m.room.canonical_alias": "To change the room's main address, you must be a",
     "m.room.history_visibility": "To change the room's history visibility, you must be a",
     "m.room.power_levels": "To change the permissions in the room, you must be a",
+    "m.room.topic": "To change the topic, you must be a",
 };
 
 const plEventsToShow = {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const plEventsToShow = {
     "m.room.canonical_alias": {isState: true},
     "m.room.history_visibility": {isState: true},
     "m.room.power_levels": {isState: true},
+    "m.room.topic": {isState: true},
 }
 
 const BannedUser = React.createClass({
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 6309e60e82..ee1bed814a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@
     "To change the room's main address, you must be a": "To change the room's main address, you must be a",
     "To change the room's history visibility, you must be a": "To change the room's history visibility, you must be a",
     "To change the permissions in the room, you must be a": "To change the permissions in the room, you must be a",
+    "To change the topic, you must be a": "To change the topic, you must be a",
     "Error whilst fetching joined groups": "Error whilst fetching joined groups",
     "Featured Users:": "Featured Users:",
     "Edit Group": "Edit Group",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
index 7f99f7789c..a1dd9d53cc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@
     "To change the room's main address, you must be a": "To change the room's main address, you must be a",
     "To change the room's history visibility, you must be a": "To change the room's history visibility, you must be a",
     "To change the permissions in the room, you must be a": "To change the permissions in the room, you must be a",
+    "To change the topic, you must be a": "To change the topic, you must be a",
     "This Home Server would like to make sure you are not a robot": "This Home Server would like to make sure you are not a robot",
     "Sign in with CAS": "Sign in with CAS",
     "Custom Server Options": "Custom Server Options",