diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
index 2f7580d68..b6e5c2eaa 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
     var MSG_EVENT = "MSG_EVENT";
     var MEMBER_EVENT = "MEMBER_EVENT";
     var PRESENCE_EVENT = "PRESENCE_EVENT";
+    var CALL_EVENT = "CALL_EVENT";
 
     var InitialSyncDeferred = $q.defer();
     
@@ -94,11 +95,16 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
         $rootScope.presence[event.content.user_id] = event;
         $rootScope.$broadcast(PRESENCE_EVENT, event, isLiveEvent);
     };
+
+    var handleCallEvent = function(event, isLiveEvent) {
+        $rootScope.$broadcast(CALL_EVENT, event, isLiveEvent);
+    };
     
     return {
         MSG_EVENT: MSG_EVENT,
         MEMBER_EVENT: MEMBER_EVENT,
         PRESENCE_EVENT: PRESENCE_EVENT,
+        CALL_EVENT: CALL_EVENT,
         
     
         handleEvent: function(event, isLiveEvent) {
@@ -116,6 +122,9 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
                     console.log("Unable to handle event type " + event.type);
                     break;
             }
+            if (event.type.indexOf('m.call.') == 0) {
+                handleCallEvent(event, isLiveEvent);
+            }
         },
         
         // isLiveEvents determines whether notifications should be shown, whether
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-call.js b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-call.js
index 3aab6413f..b66c914d7 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-call.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-call.js
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ angular.module('MatrixCall', [])
         });
 
         var content = {
-            msgtype: "m.call.hangup",
             version: 0,
             call_id: this.call_id,
         };
-        matrixService.sendMessage(this.room_id, undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
+        matrixService.sendEvent(this.room_id, 'm.call.hangup', undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
         this.state = 'ended';
     };
 
@@ -135,12 +134,11 @@ angular.module('MatrixCall', [])
         console.trace(event);
         if (event.candidate) {
             var content = {
-                msgtype: "m.call.candidate",
                 version: 0,
                 call_id: this.call_id,
                 candidate: event.candidate
             };
-            matrixService.sendMessage(this.room_id, undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
+            matrixService.sendEvent(this.room_id, 'm.call.candidate', undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,12 +161,11 @@ angular.module('MatrixCall', [])
         this.peerConn.setLocalDescription(description);
 
         var content = {
-            msgtype: "m.call.invite",
             version: 0,
             call_id: this.call_id,
             offer: description
         };
-        matrixService.sendMessage(this.room_id, undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
+        matrixService.sendEvent(this.room_id, 'm.call.invite', undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
         this.state = 'invite_sent';
     };
 
@@ -176,12 +173,11 @@ angular.module('MatrixCall', [])
         console.trace("Created answer: "+description);
         this.peerConn.setLocalDescription(description);
         var content = {
-            msgtype: "m.call.answer",
             version: 0,
             call_id: this.call_id,
             answer: description
         };
-        matrixService.sendMessage(this.room_id, undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
+        matrixService.sendEvent(this.room_id, 'm.call.answer', undefined, content).then(this.messageSent, this.messageSendFailed);
         this.state = 'connecting';
     };
 
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-phone-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-phone-service.js
index 7f1ff531c..d9e2e8baa 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-phone-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-phone-service.js
@@ -21,39 +21,39 @@ angular.module('matrixPhoneService', [])
     var matrixPhoneService = function() {
     };
 
-    matrixPhoneService.CALL_EVENT = "CALL_EVENT";
+    matrixPhoneService.INCOMING_CALL_EVENT = "INCOMING_CALL_EVENT";
     matrixPhoneService.allCalls = {};
 
     matrixPhoneService.callPlaced = function(call) {
         matrixPhoneService.allCalls[call.call_id] = call;
     };
 
-    $rootScope.$on(eventHandlerService.MSG_EVENT, function(ngEvent, event, isLive) {
+    $rootScope.$on(eventHandlerService.CALL_EVENT, function(ngEvent, event, isLive) {
         if (!isLive) return; // until matrix supports expiring messages
         if (event.user_id == matrixService.config().user_id) return;
         var msg = event.content;
-        if (msg.msgtype == 'm.call.invite') {
+        if (event.type == 'm.call.invite') {
             var MatrixCall = $injector.get('MatrixCall');
             var call = new MatrixCall(event.room_id);
             call.call_id = msg.call_id;
             call.initWithInvite(msg);
             matrixPhoneService.allCalls[call.call_id] = call;
-            $rootScope.$broadcast(matrixPhoneService.CALL_EVENT, call);
-        } else if (msg.msgtype == 'm.call.answer') {
+            $rootScope.$broadcast(matrixPhoneService.INCOMING_CALL_EVENT, call);
+        } else if (event.type == 'm.call.answer') {
             var call = matrixPhoneService.allCalls[msg.call_id];
             if (!call) {
                 console.trace("Got answer for unknown call ID "+msg.call_id);
                 return;
             }
             call.receivedAnswer(msg);
-        } else if (msg.msgtype == 'm.call.candidate') {
+        } else if (event.type == 'm.call.candidate') {
             var call = matrixPhoneService.allCalls[msg.call_id];
             if (!call) {
                 console.trace("Got candidate for unknown call ID "+msg.call_id);
                 return;
             }
             call.gotRemoteIceCandidate(msg.candidate);
-        } else if (msg.msgtype == 'm.call.hangup') {
+        } else if (event.type == 'm.call.hangup') {
             var call = matrixPhoneService.allCalls[msg.call_id];
             if (!call) {
                 console.trace("Got hangup for unknown call ID "+msg.call_id);
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
index b56eef6af..06f920b15 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ angular.module('matrixService', [])
             return doRequest("GET", path, undefined, {});
         },
 
-        sendMessage: function(room_id, txn_id, content) {
+        sendEvent: function(room_id, eventType, txn_id, content) {
             // The REST path spec
-            var path = "/rooms/$room_id/send/m.room.message/$txn_id";
+            var path = "/rooms/$room_id/send/"+eventType+"/$txn_id";
 
             if (!txn_id) {
                 txn_id = "m" + new Date().getTime();
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ angular.module('matrixService', [])
             return doRequest("PUT", path, undefined, content);
         },
 
+        sendMessage: function(room_id, txn_id, content) {
+            return self.sendObject(room_id, 'm.room.message', txn_id, content);
+        },
+
         // Send a text message
         sendTextMessage: function(room_id, body, msg_id) {
             var content = {
diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index 15710d2ba..8bb48b369 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'mFileInput'])
         updatePresence(event);
     });
 
-    $rootScope.$on(matrixPhoneService.CALL_EVENT, function(ngEvent, call) {
+    $rootScope.$on(matrixPhoneService.INCOMING_CALL_EVENT, function(ngEvent, call) {
         console.trace("incoming call");
         call.onError = $scope.onCallError;
         call.onHangup = $scope.onCallHangup;