diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index de0735f755..7c6e3a3ad0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var classNames = require('classnames');
 var dis = require("../../../dispatcher");
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('../../../MatrixClientPeg');
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("accountData", this.onAccountData);
     },
 
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        this.componentElement = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this);
+    },
+
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         if (cli) {
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
         else if (this.state.hover) {
             var RoomTooltip = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomTooltip");
-            label = <RoomTooltip room={this.props.room} component={this} />;
+            label = <RoomTooltip room={this.props.room} parent={this.componentElement} />;
         }
 
         var incomingCallBox;