diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
index 2f248037b1..3f6054304d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/NewRoomIntro.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2020, 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {ViewUserPayload} from "../../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewUserPayload";
 import {Action} from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 import dis from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import SpaceStore from "../../../stores/SpaceStore";
+import {showSpaceInvite} from "../../../utils/space";
 
 const NewRoomIntro = () => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ const NewRoomIntro = () => {
                     className="mx_NewRoomIntro_inviteButton"
                     kind="primary"
                     onClick={() => {
-                        dis.dispatch({ action: "view_invite", roomId: parentSpace.roomId });
+                        showSpaceInvite(parentSpace);
                     }}
                 >
                     {_t("Invite to %(spaceName)s", { spaceName: parentSpace.name })}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
index e83b07f71b..963e94ebbb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.tsx
@@ -50,14 +50,10 @@ import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
 import { CommunityPrototypeStore } from "../../../stores/CommunityPrototypeStore";
 import CallHandler from "../../../CallHandler";
 import SpaceStore, {SUGGESTED_ROOMS} from "../../../stores/SpaceStore";
-import { showAddExistingRooms, showCreateNewRoom } from "../../../utils/space";
+import {showAddExistingRooms, showCreateNewRoom, showSpaceInvite} from "../../../utils/space";
 import {replaceableComponent} from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import RoomAvatar from "../avatars/RoomAvatar";
 import { ISpaceSummaryRoom } from "../../structures/SpaceRoomDirectory";
-import { showRoomInviteDialog } from "../../../RoomInvite";
-import Modal from "../../../Modal";
-import SpacePublicShare from "../spaces/SpacePublicShare";
-import InfoDialog from "../dialogs/InfoDialog";
 
 interface IProps {
     onKeyDown: (ev: React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
@@ -431,21 +427,7 @@ export default class RoomList extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
     private onSpaceInviteClick = () => {
         const initialText = RoomListStore.instance.getFirstNameFilterCondition()?.search;
-        if (this.props.activeSpace.getJoinRule() === "public") {
-            const modal = Modal.createTrackedDialog("Space Invite", "User Menu", InfoDialog, {
-                title: _t("Invite to %(spaceName)s", { spaceName: this.props.activeSpace.name }),
-                description: <React.Fragment>
-                    <span>{ _t("Share your public space") }</span>
-                    <SpacePublicShare space={this.props.activeSpace} onFinished={() => modal.close()} />
-                </React.Fragment>,
-                fixedWidth: false,
-                button: false,
-                className: "mx_SpacePanel_sharePublicSpace",
-                hasCloseButton: true,
-            });
-        } else {
-            showRoomInviteDialog(this.props.activeSpace.roomId, initialText);
-        }
+        showSpaceInvite(this.props.activeSpace, initialText);
     };
 
     private renderSuggestedRooms(): ReactComponentElement<typeof ExtraTile>[] {
diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
index fd4a881941..70280185b8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceTreeLevel.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {toRightOf} from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
 import {
     shouldShowSpaceSettings,
     showAddExistingRooms,
-    showCreateNewRoom,
+    showCreateNewRoom, showSpaceInvite,
     showSpaceSettings,
 } from "../../../utils/space";
 import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
@@ -118,21 +118,7 @@ export class SpaceItem extends React.PureComponent<IItemProps, IItemState> {
         ev.preventDefault();
         ev.stopPropagation();
 
-        if (this.props.space.getJoinRule() === "public") {
-            const modal = Modal.createTrackedDialog("Space Invite", "User Menu", InfoDialog, {
-                title: _t("Invite to %(spaceName)s", { spaceName: this.props.space.name }),
-                description: <React.Fragment>
-                    <span>{ _t("Share your public space") }</span>
-                    <SpacePublicShare space={this.props.space} onFinished={() => modal.close()} />
-                </React.Fragment>,
-                fixedWidth: false,
-                button: false,
-                className: "mx_SpacePanel_sharePublicSpace",
-                hasCloseButton: true,
-            });
-        } else {
-            showRoomInviteDialog(this.props.space.roomId);
-        }
+        showSpaceInvite(this.props.space);
         this.setState({contextMenuPosition: null}); // also close the menu
     };
 
diff --git a/src/utils/space.ts b/src/utils/space.tsx
similarity index 74%
rename from src/utils/space.ts
rename to src/utils/space.tsx
index bc31829f45..3f2b6f9bb4 100644
--- a/src/utils/space.ts
+++ b/src/utils/space.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import React from "react";
 import {Room} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
 import {MatrixClient} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/client";
 import {EventType} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ import SpaceSettingsDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/SpaceSettingsDialog
 import AddExistingToSpaceDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog";
 import CreateRoomDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/CreateRoomDialog";
 import createRoom, {IOpts} from "../createRoom";
+import {_t} from "../languageHandler";
+import SpacePublicShare from "../components/views/spaces/SpacePublicShare";
+import InfoDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/InfoDialog";
+import { showRoomInviteDialog } from "../RoomInvite";
 
 export const shouldShowSpaceSettings = (cli: MatrixClient, space: Room) => {
     const userId = cli.getUserId();
@@ -79,3 +84,21 @@ export const showCreateNewRoom = async (cli: MatrixClient, space: Room) => {
         await createRoom(opts);
     }
 };
+
+export const showSpaceInvite = (space: Room, initialText = "") => {
+    if (space.getJoinRule() === "public") {
+        const modal = Modal.createTrackedDialog("Space Invite", "User Menu", InfoDialog, {
+            title: _t("Invite to %(spaceName)s", { spaceName: space.name }),
+            description: <React.Fragment>
+                <span>{ _t("Share your public space") }</span>
+                <SpacePublicShare space={space} onFinished={() => modal.close()} />
+            </React.Fragment>,
+            fixedWidth: false,
+            button: false,
+            className: "mx_SpacePanel_sharePublicSpace",
+            hasCloseButton: true,
+        });
+    } else {
+        showRoomInviteDialog(space.roomId, initialText);
+    }
+};