diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 7bd78343f..b36eec099 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ def format_event_raw(d):
 def format_event_for_client_v1(d):
     d["user_id"] = d.pop("sender", None)
 
-    move_keys = ("age", "redacted_because", "replaces_state", "prev_content")
+    move_keys = (
+        "age", "redacted_because", "replaces_state", "prev_content",
+        "invite_room_state",
+    )
     for key in move_keys:
         if key in d["unsigned"]:
             d[key] = d["unsigned"][key]
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index 60ac6617a..3a232cbea 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -123,24 +123,38 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                         )
                     )
 
-        (event_stream_id, max_stream_id) = yield self.store.persist_event(
-            event, context=context
-        )
-
         federation_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
 
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
             if event.content["membership"] == Membership.INVITE:
+                event.unsigned["invite_room_state"] = [
+                    {
+                        "type": e.type,
+                        "state_key": e.state_key,
+                        "content": e.content,
+                    }
+                    for k, e in context.current_state.items()
+                    if e.type in (
+                        EventTypes.JoinRules,
+                        EventTypes.CanonicalAlias,
+                        EventTypes.RoomAvatar,
+                        EventTypes.Name,
+                    )
+                ]
+
                 invitee = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
                 if not self.hs.is_mine(invitee):
                     # TODO: Can we add signature from remote server in a nicer
                     # way? If we have been invited by a remote server, we need
                     # to get them to sign the event.
+
                     returned_invite = yield federation_handler.send_invite(
                         invitee.domain,
                         event,
                     )
 
+                    event.unsigned.pop("room_state", None)
+
                     # TODO: Make sure the signatures actually are correct.
                     event.signatures.update(
                         returned_invite.signatures
@@ -161,6 +175,10 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                         "You don't have permission to redact events"
                     )
 
+        (event_stream_id, max_stream_id) = yield self.store.persist_event(
+            event, context=context
+        )
+
         destinations = set(extra_destinations)
         for k, s in context.current_state.items():
             try:
@@ -189,6 +207,9 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
         notify_d.addErrback(log_failure)
 
+        # If invite, remove room_state from unsigned before sending.
+        event.unsigned.pop("invite_room_state", None)
+
         federation_handler.handle_new_event(
             event, destinations=destinations,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 23b779ad7..a5d9df880 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -354,8 +354,12 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             }
 
             if event.membership == Membership.INVITE:
+                time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
                 d["inviter"] = event.sender
 
+                invite_event = yield self.store.get_event(event.event_id)
+                d["invite"] = serialize_event(invite_event, time_now, as_client_event)
+
             rooms_ret.append(d)
 
             if event.membership != Membership.JOIN:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 8eee2dfbc..2a59ee7d6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 RoomsForUser = namedtuple(
     "RoomsForUser",
-    ("room_id", "sender", "membership")
+    ("room_id", "sender", "membership", "event_id")
 )
 
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         args.extend(membership_list)
 
         sql = (
-            "SELECT m.room_id, m.sender, m.membership"
+            "SELECT m.event_id, m.room_id, m.sender, m.membership"
             " FROM room_memberships as m"
             " INNER JOIN current_state_events as c"
             " ON m.event_id = c.event_id "