diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1f06b00b..644e9309d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "favico.js": "^0.3.10",
     "filesize": "3.5.6",
     "flux": "~2.0.3",
+    "gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/gemini-scrollbar#b302279",
     "gfm.css": "^1.1.1",
     "highlight.js": "^9.0.0",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
     "react-dnd": "^2.1.4",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^2.1.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.0",
-    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#39d858c",
+    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#5e97aef",
     "sanitize-html": "^1.11.1",
     "ua-parser-js": "^0.7.10",
     "url": "^0.11.0"
diff --git a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
index 63dfac60d..f378cac62 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/BottomLeftMenu.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,8 +14,13 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import React from 'react';
-import sdk from 'matrix-react-sdk';
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
+var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
+var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'BottomLeftMenu',
@@ -26,28 +30,121 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         teamToken: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return({
+            directoryHover : false,
+            roomsHover : false,
+            homeHover: false,
+            peopleHover : false,
+            settingsHover : false,
+        });
+    },
+
+    // Room events
+    onDirectoryClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_room_directory' });
+    },
+
+    onDirectoryMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ directoryHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onDirectoryMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ directoryHover: false });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_create_room' });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ roomsHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onRoomsMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ roomsHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // Home button events
+    onHomeClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_home_page' });
+    },
+
+    onHomeMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ homeHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onHomeMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ homeHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // People events
+    onPeopleClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_create_chat' });
+    },
+
+    onPeopleMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ peopleHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onPeopleMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ peopleHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // Settings events
+    onSettingsClick: function() {
+        dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_user_settings' });
+    },
+
+    onSettingsMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState({ settingsHover: true });
+    },
+
+    onSettingsMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState({ settingsHover: false });
+    },
+
+    // Get the label/tooltip to show
+    getLabel: function(label, show) {
+        if (show) {
+            var RoomTooltip = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomTooltip");
+            return <RoomTooltip className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_tooltip" label={label} />;
+        }
+    },
+
     render: function() {
-        const HomeButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.HomeButton');
-        const StartChatButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.StartChatButton');
-        const RoomDirectoryButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.RoomDirectoryButton');
-        const CreateRoomButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.CreateRoomButton');
-        const SettingsButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.SettingsButton');
+        var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');
 
         var homeButton;
         if (this.props.teamToken) {
-            homeButton = <HomeButton tooltip={true} />;
+            homeButton = (
+                <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_homePage" onClick={ this.onHomeClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onHomeMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onHomeMouseLeave } >
+                    <TintableSvg src="img/icons-home.svg" width="25" height="25" />
+                    { this.getLabel("Welcome page", this.state.homeHover) }
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            );
         }
 
         return (
             <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu">
                 <div className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_options">
                     { homeButton }
-                    <StartChatButton tooltip={true} />
-                    <RoomDirectoryButton tooltip={true} />
-                    <CreateRoomButton tooltip={true} />
-                    <span className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings">
-                        <SettingsButton tooltip={true} />
-                    </span>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_people" onClick={ this.onPeopleClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onPeopleMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onPeopleMouseLeave } >
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-people.svg" width="25" height="25" />
+                        { this.getLabel("Start chat", this.state.peopleHover) }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory" onClick={ this.onDirectoryClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onDirectoryMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onDirectoryMouseLeave } >
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-directory.svg" width="25" height="25"/>
+                        { this.getLabel("Room directory", this.state.directoryHover) }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom" onClick={ this.onRoomsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onRoomsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onRoomsMouseLeave } >
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-create-room.svg" width="25" height="25" />
+                        { this.getLabel("Create new room", this.state.roomsHover) }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton className="mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings" onClick={ this.onSettingsClick } onMouseEnter={ this.onSettingsMouseEnter } onMouseLeave={ this.onSettingsMouseLeave } >
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/icons-settings.svg" width="25" height="25" />
+                        { this.getLabel("Settings", this.state.settingsHover) }
+                    </AccessibleButton>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
index 2d97313a0..a9df37a8b 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.js
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 var React = require('react');
 var DragDropContext = require('react-dnd').DragDropContext;
 var HTML5Backend = require('react-dnd-html5-backend');
-var KeyCode = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/KeyCode');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
-
 var VectorConferenceHandler = require('../../VectorConferenceHandler');
 var CallHandler = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler");
 
@@ -42,10 +40,6 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         };
     },
 
-    componentWillMount: function() {
-        this.focusedElement = null;
-    },
-
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
     },
@@ -68,91 +62,6 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
-    _onFocus: function(ev) {
-        this.focusedElement = ev.target;
-    },
-
-    _onBlur: function(ev) {
-        this.focusedElement = null;
-    },
-
-    _onKeyDown: function(ev) {
-        if (!this.focusedElement) return;
-        let handled = false;
-
-        switch (ev.keyCode) {
-            case KeyCode.UP:
-                this._onMoveFocus(true);
-                handled = true;
-                break;
-            case KeyCode.DOWN:
-                this._onMoveFocus(false);
-                handled = true;
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (handled) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            ev.preventDefault();
-        }
-    },
-
-    _onMoveFocus: function(up) {
-        var element = this.focusedElement;
-
-        // unclear why this isn't needed
-        // var descending = (up == this.focusDirection) ? this.focusDescending : !this.focusDescending;
-        // this.focusDirection = up;
-
-        var descending = false; // are we currently descending or ascending through the DOM tree?
-        var classes;
-
-        do {
-            var child = up ? element.lastElementChild : element.firstElementChild;
-            var sibling = up ? element.previousElementSibling : element.nextElementSibling;
-
-            if (descending) {
-                if (child) {
-                    element = child;
-                }
-                else if (sibling) {
-                    element = sibling;
-                }
-                else {
-                    descending = false;
-                    element = element.parentElement;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                if (sibling) {
-                    element = sibling;
-                    descending = true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    element = element.parentElement;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (element) {
-                classes = element.classList;
-                if (classes.contains("mx_LeftPanel")) { // we hit the top
-                    element = up ? element.lastElementChild : element.firstElementChild;
-                    descending = true;
-                }
-            }
-
-        } while(element && !(
-            classes.contains("mx_RoomTile") ||
-            classes.contains("mx_SearchBox_search") ||
-            classes.contains("mx_RoomSubList_ellipsis")));
-
-        if (element) {
-            element.focus();
-            this.focusedElement = element;
-            this.focusedDescending = descending;
-        }
-    },
-
     _recheckCallElement: function(selectedRoomId) {
         // if we aren't viewing a room with an ongoing call, but there is an
         // active call, show the call element - we need to do this to make
@@ -211,8 +120,7 @@ var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
         }
 
         return (
-            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}
-                   onKeyDown={ this._onKeyDown } onFocus={ this._onFocus } onBlur={ this._onBlur }>
+            <aside className={classes} style={{ opacity: this.props.opacity }}>
                 <SearchBox collapsed={ this.props.collapsed } onSearch={ this.onSearch } />
                 { collapseButton }
                 { callPreview }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index ab6c4422d..6490e4564 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -28,11 +27,9 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var RoomNotifs = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/RoomNotifs');
 var FormattingUtils = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/utils/FormattingUtils');
 var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
-var ConstantTimeDispatcher = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ConstantTimeDispatcher');
-var RoomSubListHeader = require('./RoomSubListHeader.js');
 import Modal from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal';
 
-// turn this on for drag & drop console debugging galore
+// turn this on for drop & drag console debugging galore
 var debug = false;
 
 const TRUNCATE_AT = 10;
@@ -75,17 +72,17 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
         order: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 
+        // undefined if no room is selected (eg we are showing settings)
+        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
+
         startAsHidden: React.PropTypes.bool,
         showSpinner: React.PropTypes.bool, // true to show a spinner if 0 elements when expanded
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // is LeftPanel collapsed?
         onHeaderClick: React.PropTypes.func,
         alwaysShowHeader: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string,
         incomingCall: React.PropTypes.object,
         onShowMoreRooms: React.PropTypes.func,
         searchFilter: React.PropTypes.string,
-        emptyContent: React.PropTypes.node, // content shown if the list is empty
-        headerItems: React.PropTypes.node, // content shown in the sublist header
     },
 
     getInitialState: function() {
@@ -104,31 +101,13 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
-        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.sort", this.props.tagName, this.onSort);
-        constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
         this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(this.props.list, this.props.searchFilter), this.props.order);
-        this._fixUndefinedOrder(this.props.list);
-    },
-
-    componentWillUnmount: function() {
-        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.sort", this.props.tagName, this.onSort);
-        constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
     },
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
         // order the room list appropriately before we re-render
         //if (debug) console.log("received new props, list = " + newProps.list);
         this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(newProps.list, newProps.searchFilter), newProps.order);
-        this._fixUndefinedOrder(newProps.list);
-    },
-
-    onSort: function() {
-        this.sortList(this.applySearchFilter(this.props.list, this.props.searchFilter), this.props.order);
-        // we deliberately don't waste time trying to fix undefined ordering here
-    },
-
-    onRefresh: function() {
-        this.forceUpdate();
     },
 
     applySearchFilter: function(list, filter) {
@@ -141,7 +120,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
     // The header is collapsable if it is hidden or not stuck
     // The dataset elements are added in the RoomList _initAndPositionStickyHeaders method
     isCollapsableOnClick: function() {
-        var stuck = this.refs.header.refs.header.dataset.stuck;
+        var stuck = this.refs.header.dataset.stuck;
         if (this.state.hidden || stuck === undefined || stuck === "none") {
             return true;
         } else {
@@ -164,15 +143,14 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             this.props.onHeaderClick(isHidden);
         } else {
             // The header is stuck, so the click is to be interpreted as a scroll to the header
-            this.props.onHeaderClick(this.state.hidden, this.refs.header.refs.header.dataset.originalPosition);
+            this.props.onHeaderClick(this.state.hidden, this.refs.header.dataset.originalPosition);
         }
     },
 
-    onRoomTileClick(roomId, ev) {
+    onRoomTileClick(roomId) {
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'view_room',
             room_id: roomId,
-            clear_search: (ev && (ev.keyCode == 13 || ev.keyCode == 32)),
         });
     },
 
@@ -234,6 +212,9 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         if (order === "manual") comparator = this.manualComparator;
         if (order === "recent") comparator = this.recentsComparator;
 
+        // Fix undefined orders here, and make sure the backend gets updated as well
+        this._fixUndefinedOrder(list);
+
         //if (debug) console.log("sorting list for sublist " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
         this.setState({ sortedList: list.sort(comparator) });
     },
@@ -268,9 +249,10 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
                 if (badges) {
                     result[0] += notificationCount;
+                    if (highlight) {
+                        result[1] = true;
+                    }
                 }
-
-                result[1] |= highlight;
             }
             return result;
         }, [0, false]);
@@ -378,6 +360,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         var self = this;
         var DNDRoomTile = sdk.getComponent("rooms.DNDRoomTile");
         return this.state.sortedList.map(function(room) {
+            var selected = room.roomId == self.props.selectedRoom;
             // XXX: is it evil to pass in self as a prop to RoomTile?
             return (
                 <DNDRoomTile
@@ -385,7 +368,9 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
                     roomSubList={ self }
                     key={ room.roomId }
                     collapsed={ self.props.collapsed || false}
-                    selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                    selected={ selected }
+                    unread={ Unread.doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room) }
+                    highlight={ room.getUnreadNotificationCount('highlight') > 0 || self.props.label === 'Invites' }
                     isInvite={ self.props.label === 'Invites' }
                     refreshSubList={ self._updateSubListCount }
                     incomingCall={ null }
@@ -395,6 +380,70 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    _getHeaderJsx: function() {
+        var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
+
+        var subListNotifications = this.roomNotificationCount();
+        var subListNotifCount = subListNotifications[0];
+        var subListNotifHighlight = subListNotifications[1];
+
+        var roomCount = this.props.list.length > 0 ? this.props.list.length : '';
+
+        var chevronClasses = classNames({
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevron': true,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronRight': this.state.hidden,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown': !this.state.hidden,
+        });
+
+        var badgeClasses = classNames({
+            'mx_RoomSubList_badge': true,
+            'mx_RoomSubList_badgeHighlight': subListNotifHighlight,
+        });
+
+        var badge;
+        if (subListNotifCount > 0) {
+            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ FormattingUtils.formatCount(subListNotifCount) }</div>;
+        }
+
+        // When collapsed, allow a long hover on the header to show user
+        // the full tag name and room count
+        var title;
+        if (this.props.collapsed) {
+            title = this.props.label;
+            if (roomCount !== '') {
+                title += " [" + roomCount + "]";
+            }
+        }
+
+        var incomingCall;
+        if (this.props.incomingCall) {
+            var self = this;
+            // Check if the incoming call is for this section
+            var incomingCallRoom = this.props.list.filter(function(room) {
+                return self.props.incomingCall.roomId === room.roomId;
+            });
+
+            if (incomingCallRoom.length === 1) {
+                var IncomingCallBox = sdk.getComponent("voip.IncomingCallBox");
+                incomingCall = <IncomingCallBox className="mx_RoomSubList_incomingCall" incomingCall={ this.props.incomingCall }/>;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var tabindex = this.props.searchFilter === "" ? "0" : "-1";
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_RoomSubList_labelContainer" title={ title } ref="header">
+                <AccessibleButton onClick={ this.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label" tabIndex={tabindex}>
+                    { this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
+                    <div className="mx_RoomSubList_roomCount">{ roomCount }</div>
+                    <div className={chevronClasses}></div>
+                    { badge }
+                    { incomingCall }
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            </div>
+        );
+    },
+
     _createOverflowTile: function(overflowCount, totalCount) {
         var content = <div className="mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown"></div>;
 
@@ -450,7 +499,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             // gets triggered and another list is passed in. Doing it one at a time means that
             // we always correctly calculate the highest order for the list - stops multiple
             // rooms getting the same order. This is only really relevant for the first time this
-            // is run with historical room tag data, after that there should only be one undefined
+            // is run with historical room tag data, after that there should only be undefined
             // in the list at a time anyway.
             for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
                 if (list[i].tags[self.props.tagName] && list[i].tags[self.props.tagName].order === undefined) {
@@ -472,25 +521,16 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         var connectDropTarget = this.props.connectDropTarget;
+        var RoomDropTarget = sdk.getComponent('rooms.RoomDropTarget');
         var TruncatedList = sdk.getComponent('elements.TruncatedList');
 
         var label = this.props.collapsed ? null : this.props.label;
 
-        let content;
-        if (this.state.sortedList.length == 0) {
-            content = this.props.emptyContent;
-        } else {
-            content = this.makeRoomTiles();
-        }
+        //console.log("render: " + JSON.stringify(this.state.sortedList));
 
-        var roomCount = this.props.list.length > 0 ? this.props.list.length : '';
-
-        var isIncomingCallRoom;
-        if (this.props.incomingCall) {
-            // Check if the incoming call is for this section
-            isIncomingCallRoom = this.props.list.find(room=>{
-                return this.props.incomingCall.roomId === room.roomId;
-            }) ? true : false;
+        var target;
+        if (this.state.sortedList.length == 0 && this.props.editable) {
+            target = <RoomDropTarget label={ 'Drop here to ' + this.props.verb }/>;
         }
 
         if (this.state.sortedList.length > 0 || this.props.editable) {
@@ -500,7 +540,8 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             if (!this.state.hidden) {
                 subList = <TruncatedList className={ classes } truncateAt={this.state.truncateAt}
                                          createOverflowElement={this._createOverflowTile} >
-                                { content }
+                                { target }
+                                { this.makeRoomTiles() }
                           </TruncatedList>;
             }
             else {
@@ -510,20 +551,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
 
             return connectDropTarget(
                 <div>
-                    <RoomSubListHeader
-                        ref='header'
-                        label={ this.props.label }
-                        tagName={ this.props.tagName }
-                        roomCount={ roomCount }
-                        collapsed={ this.props.collapsed }
-                        hidden={ this.state.hidden }
-                        incomingCall={ this.props.incomingCall }
-                        isIncomingCallRoom={ isIncomingCallRoom }
-                        roomNotificationCount={ this.roomNotificationCount() }
-                        onClick={ this.onClick }
-                        onHeaderClick={ this.props.onHeaderClick }
-                        headerItems={this.props.headerItems}
-                    />
+                    { this._getHeaderJsx() }
                     { subList }
                 </div>
             );
@@ -532,21 +560,7 @@ var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
             var Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
             return (
                 <div className="mx_RoomSubList">
-                    { this.props.alwaysShowHeader ? 
-                        <RoomSubListHeader
-                            ref='header'
-                            label={ this.props.label }
-                            tagName={ this.props.tagName }
-                            roomCount={ roomCount }
-                            collapsed={ this.props.collapsed }
-                            hidden={ this.state.hidden }
-                            isIncomingCallRoom={ isIncomingCallRoom }
-                            roomNotificationCount={ this.roomNotificationCount() }
-                            onClick={ this.onClick }
-                            onHeaderClick={ this.props.onHeaderClick }
-                            headerItems={this.props.headerItems}
-                        />
-                     : undefined }
+                    { this.props.alwaysShowHeader ? this._getHeaderJsx() : undefined }
                     { (this.props.showSpinner && !this.state.hidden) ? <Loader /> : undefined }
                 </div>
             );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 74094ae0b..000000000
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubListHeader.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-import React from 'react';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-import sdk from 'matrix-react-sdk';
-import { formatCount } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/utils/FormattingUtils';
-import AccessibleButton from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton';
-
-module.exports = React.createClass({
-    displayName: 'RoomSubListHeader',
-
-    propTypes: {
-        label: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-        tagName: React.PropTypes.string,
-        roomCount: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
-            React.PropTypes.string,
-            React.PropTypes.number
-        ]),
-        collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // is LeftPanel collapsed?
-        incomingCall: React.PropTypes.object,
-        isIncomingCallRoom: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        roomNotificationCount: React.PropTypes.array,
-        hidden: React.PropTypes.bool,
-        onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
-        onHeaderClick: React.PropTypes.func,
-        headerItems: React.PropTypes.node, // content shown in the sublist header
-    },
-
-    getDefaultProps: function() {
-        return {
-            onHeaderClick: function() {}, // NOP
-        };
-    },
-
-    componentWillMount: function() {
-        // constantTimeDispatcher.register("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
-    },
-
-    componentWillUnmount: function() {
-        // constantTimeDispatcher.unregister("RoomSubList.refreshHeader", this.props.tagName, this.onRefresh);
-    },
-
-    // onRefresh: function() {
-    //     this.forceUpdate();
-    // },
-
-    render: function() {
-        const TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
-
-        const subListNotifications = this.props.roomNotificationCount;
-        const subListNotifCount = subListNotifications[0];
-        const subListNotifHighlight = subListNotifications[1];
-
-        const chevronClasses = classNames({
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevron': true,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronRight': this.props.hidden,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_chevronDown': !this.props.hidden,
-        });
-
-        const badgeClasses = classNames({
-            'mx_RoomSubList_badge': true,
-            'mx_RoomSubList_badgeHighlight': subListNotifHighlight,
-        });
-
-        let badge;
-        if (subListNotifCount > 0) {
-            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>{ formatCount(subListNotifCount) }</div>;
-        } else if (subListNotifHighlight) {
-            badge = <div className={badgeClasses}>!</div>;   
-        }
-
-        // When collapsed, allow a long hover on the header to show user
-        // the full tag name and room count
-        let title;
-        const roomCount = this.props.roomCount;
-        if (this.props.collapsed) {
-            title = this.props.label;
-            if (roomCount !== '') {
-                title += " [" + roomCount + "]";
-            }
-        }
-
-        let incomingCall;
-        if (this.props.isIncomingCallRoom) {
-            const IncomingCallBox = sdk.getComponent("voip.IncomingCallBox");
-            incomingCall = <IncomingCallBox className="mx_RoomSubList_incomingCall" incomingCall={ this.props.incomingCall }/>;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            <div className="mx_RoomSubList_labelContainer" title={ title } ref="header">
-                <AccessibleButton onClick={ this.props.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label" tabIndex="0">
-                    { this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
-                    {this.props.headerItems}
-                    <div className="mx_RoomSubList_roomCount">{ roomCount }</div>
-                    <div className={chevronClasses}></div>
-                    { badge }
-                </AccessibleButton>
-                { incomingCall }
-            </div>
-        );
-    },
-});
-
diff --git a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
index d0868b690..729e7ef77 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/SearchBox.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var rate_limited_func = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/ratelimitedfunc');
 var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
-var KeyCode = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/KeyCode');
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SearchBox',
@@ -39,23 +38,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
-        document.addEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyDown);
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
-        document.removeEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyDown);
     },
 
     onAction: function(payload) {
+        // Disabling this as I find it really really annoying, and was used to the
+        // previous behaviour - see https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/3348
+/*        
         switch (payload.action) {
             // Clear up the text field when a room is selected.
             case 'view_room':
-                if (payload.clear_search && this.refs.search) {
+                if (this.refs.search) {
                     this._clearSearch();
                 }
                 break;
         }
+*/        
     },
 
     onChange: function() {
@@ -89,38 +90,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.onChange();
     },
 
-    _onKeyDown: function(ev) {
-        let handled = false;
-        const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().indexOf('MAC') >= 0;
-        let ctrlCmdOnly;
-        if (isMac) {
-            ctrlCmdOnly = ev.metaKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey;
-        } else {
-            ctrlCmdOnly = ev.ctrlKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey && !ev.shiftKey;
-        }
-
-        switch (ev.keyCode) {
-            case KeyCode.ESCAPE:
-                this._clearSearch();
-                dis.dispatch({action: 'focus_composer'});
-                break;
-            case KeyCode.KEY_K:
-                if (ctrlCmdOnly) {
-                    if (this.refs.search) {
-                        this.refs.search.focus();
-                        this.refs.search.select();
-                    }
-                    handled = true;
-                }
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (handled) {
-            ev.stopPropagation();
-            ev.preventDefault();
-        }
-    },
-
     render: function() {
         var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
index 5b23bb82f..df3c4600e 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_MemberEventListSummary.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_ProgressBar.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss";
-@import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RoleButton.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/login/_InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/login/_ServerConfig.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss";
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_RoomView.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_RoomView.scss
index e251ecd14..3d5fe0296 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_RoomView.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/structures/_RoomView.scss
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ hr.mx_RoomView_myReadMarker {
 
     max-height: 0px;
     background-color: $primary-bg-color;
-    z-index: 5;
+    z-index: 1000;
     overflow: hidden;
 
     -webkit-transition: all .2s ease-out;
@@ -260,4 +260,4 @@ hr.mx_RoomView_myReadMarker {
 
 .mx_RoomView_ongoingConfCallNotification a {
     color: $accent-fg-color ! important;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RoleButton.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RoleButton.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 094e0b9b1..000000000
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RoleButton.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2107 Vector Creations Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-.mx_RoleButton {
-    margin-left: 4px;
-    margin-right: 4px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.mx_RoleButton object {
-    pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.mx_RoleButton_tooltip {
-    display: inline-block;
-    position: relative;
-    top: -25px;
-    left: 6px;
-}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
index 35787ca0c..110dcd5b6 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-Copyright 2107 Vector Creations Ltd
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,25 +37,3 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_RoomList_scrollbar .gm-scrollbar.-vertical {
     z-index: 6;
 }
-
-.mx_RoomList_emptySubListTip {
-    font-size: 13px;
-    margin-left: 18px;
-    margin-right: 18px;
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    margin-bottom: 7px;
-    padding: 5px;
-    border: 1px dashed $accent-color;
-    color: $primary-fg-color;
-    background-color: $droptarget-bg-color;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-}
-
-.mx_RoomList_emptySubListTip .mx_RoleButton {
-    vertical-align: -3px;
-}
-
-.mx_RoomList_headerButtons {
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 60px;
-}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/structures/_LeftPanel.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
index f171591cd..d3bbce1b1 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
@@ -64,25 +64,43 @@ limitations under the License.
     pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-.collapsed .mx_RoleButton {
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_homePage,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_people,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings {
+    display: inline-block;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_homePage,
+.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory,
+.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom,
+.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_people,
+.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings {
     margin-right: 0px ! important;
     padding-top: 3px ! important;
     padding-bottom: 3px ! important;
 }
 
-.mx_BottomLeftMenu_options .mx_RoleButton {
-    margin-left: 0px;
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_homePage,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_directory,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_createRoom,
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_people {
     margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
-.mx_BottomLeftMenu_options .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings {
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings {
     float: right;
 }
 
-.mx_BottomLeftMenu_options .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings .mx_RoleButton {
-    margin-right: 0px;
-}
-
 .mx_LeftPanel.collapsed .mx_BottomLeftMenu_settings {
     float: none;
 }
+
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu_tooltip {
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    top: -25px;
+    left: 6px;
+}