diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
index 411fc0b72..424ee39f8 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room/room.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	bool exists(const id::room_alias &, const bool &remote = false);
 	bool internal(const id::room &);
 	bool federated(const id::room &);
+	bool type(const id::room &, const string_view &);
 	bool creator(const id::room &, const id::user &);
 	bool contains(const id::room &, const event::idx &);
 	bool membership(const room &, const id::user &, const string_view & = "join");
diff --git a/matrix/room.cc b/matrix/room.cc
index 28264c8df..cebc495d4 100644
--- a/matrix/room.cc
+++ b/matrix/room.cc
@@ -892,6 +892,32 @@ ircd::m::join_rule(const room &room,
 	return join_rule(buf, room) == rule;
 }
 
+bool
+ircd::m::type(const room::id &room_id,
+              const string_view &type_)
+{
+	const m::room room
+	{
+		room_id
+	};
+
+	const auto event_idx
+	{
+		room.get(std::nothrow, "m.room.create", "")
+	};
+
+	return m::query(std::nothrow, event_idx, "content", false, [&type_]
+	(const json::object &content)
+	{
+		const json::string &type
+		{
+			content.get("type")
+		};
+
+		return type == type_;
+	});
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::m::creator(const room::id &room_id,
                  const user::id &user_id)