diff --git a/res/css/views/dialogs/_AddExistingToSpaceDialog.scss b/res/css/views/dialogs/_AddExistingToSpaceDialog.scss
index 575faf4a97..2776c477fc 100644
--- a/res/css/views/dialogs/_AddExistingToSpaceDialog.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/dialogs/_AddExistingToSpaceDialog.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ limitations under the License.
             display: flex;
             margin-top: 12px;
 
-            .mx_BaseAvatar {
+            // we can't target .mx_BaseAvatar here as it'll break the decorated avatar styling
+            .mx_DecoratedRoomAvatar {
                 margin-right: 12px;
             }
 
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     }
 
     .mx_AddExistingToSpace_section_spaces {
+        .mx_BaseAvatar {
+            margin-right: 12px;
+        }
+
         .mx_BaseAvatar_image {
             border-radius: 8px;
         }
diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
index e95022687a..f15538eabf 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
 import { User } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/user";
 import { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
 
-import { TagID } from '../../../stores/room-list/models';
 import RoomAvatar from "./RoomAvatar";
 import NotificationBadge from '../rooms/NotificationBadge';
 import { RoomNotificationStateStore } from "../../../stores/notifications/RoomNotificationStateStore";
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import {replaceableComponent} from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
     avatarSize: number;
-    tag: TagID;
     displayBadge?: boolean;
     forceCount?: boolean;
     oobData?: object;
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog.tsx
index c952614c9f..af52fbce6c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import {sortRooms} from "../../../stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm";
 import ProgressBar from "../elements/ProgressBar";
 import {SpaceFeedbackPrompt} from "../../structures/SpaceRoomView";
+import DecoratedRoomAvatar from "../avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar";
 
 interface IProps extends IDialogProps {
     matrixClient: MatrixClient;
@@ -46,7 +47,10 @@ interface IProps extends IDialogProps {
 
 const Entry = ({ room, checked, onChange }) => {
     return <label className="mx_AddExistingToSpace_entry">
-        <RoomAvatar room={room} height={32} width={32} />
+        { room?.isSpaceRoom()
+            ? <RoomAvatar room={room} height={32} width={32} />
+            : <DecoratedRoomAvatar room={room} avatarSize={32} />
+        }
         <span className="mx_AddExistingToSpace_entry_name">{ room.name }</span>
         <StyledCheckbox
             onChange={onChange ? (e) => onChange(e.target.checked) : null}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
index ea0ff233da..00f13209a2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ import defaultDispatcher from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import Analytics from "../../../Analytics";
 import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../../stores/AsyncStore";
 import { CSSTransition } from "react-transition-group";
-import RoomListStore from "../../../stores/room-list/RoomListStore";
-import { DefaultTagID } from "../../../stores/room-list/models";
 import { RovingAccessibleTooltipButton } from "../../../accessibility/RovingTabIndex";
 import Toolbar from "../../../accessibility/Toolbar";
-import {replaceableComponent} from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 
 interface IProps {
 }
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ export default class RoomBreadcrumbs extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState>
 
     public render(): React.ReactElement {
         const tiles = BreadcrumbsStore.instance.rooms.map((r, i) => {
-            const roomTags = RoomListStore.instance.getTagsForRoom(r);
-            const roomTag = roomTags.includes(DefaultTagID.DM) ? DefaultTagID.DM : roomTags[0];
             return (
                 <RovingAccessibleTooltipButton
                     className="mx_RoomBreadcrumbs_crumb"
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ export default class RoomBreadcrumbs extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState>
                     <DecoratedRoomAvatar
                         room={r}
                         avatarSize={32}
-                        tag={roomTag}
                         displayBadge={true}
                         forceCount={true}
                     />
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index f856f7f6ef..6d3b50c10d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import RoomHeaderButtons from '../right_panel/RoomHeaderButtons';
 import E2EIcon from './E2EIcon';
 import DecoratedRoomAvatar from "../avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar";
-import {DefaultTagID} from "../../../stores/room-list/models";
 import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
 import RoomTopic from "../elements/RoomTopic";
 import RoomName from "../elements/RoomName";
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ export default class RoomHeader extends React.Component {
             roomAvatar = <DecoratedRoomAvatar
                 room={this.props.room}
                 avatarSize={32}
-                tag={DefaultTagID.Untagged} // to apply room publicity badging
                 oobData={this.props.oobData}
                 viewAvatarOnClick={true}
             />;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
index 7303f36489..edd644fd65 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         const roomAvatar = <DecoratedRoomAvatar
             room={this.props.room}
             avatarSize={32}
-            tag={this.props.tag}
             displayBadge={this.props.isMinimized}
             oobData={({avatarUrl: roomProfile.avatarMxc})}
         />;