diff --git a/etc/nginx/include.d/generic_worker.conf b/etc/nginx/include.d/generic_worker.conf
index 2295670..58c27cb 100644
--- a/etc/nginx/include.d/generic_worker.conf
+++ b/etc/nginx/include.d/generic_worker.conf
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ location ~* ^/_matrix/federation/v1/send/ {
 
 
 ## Client API requests
+location ~* ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/createRoom$ {
+	proxy_pass http://generic_worker_lc;
+	include include.d/synapse-proxy.conf;
+}
+
 location ~* ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicRooms$ {
 	proxy_pass http://generic_worker_lc;
 	include include.d/synapse-proxy.conf;