diff --git a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
index 2bfcc5e71..75b761698 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync/rooms/state.cc
@@ -11,14 +11,19 @@
 namespace ircd::m::sync
 {
 	static bool room_state_polylog_events(data &);
+	static bool _room_state_polylog(data &);
 	static bool room_state_polylog(data &);
+	static bool room_invite_state_polylog(data &);
 
 	static bool room_state_linear_events(data &);
+	static bool _room_state_linear(data &);
 	static bool room_state_linear(data &);
+	static bool room_invite_state_linear(data &);
 
 	extern const event::keys::include _default_keys;
 	extern event::fetch::opts _default_fopts;
 
+	extern item room_invite_state;
 	extern item room_state;
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +44,14 @@ ircd::m::sync::room_state
 	room_state_linear
 };
 
+decltype(ircd::m::sync::room_invite_state)
+ircd::m::sync::room_invite_state
+{
+	"rooms.invite_state",
+	room_invite_state_polylog,
+	room_invite_state_linear
+};
+
 decltype(ircd::m::sync::_default_keys)
 ircd::m::sync::_default_keys
 {
@@ -61,6 +74,24 @@ ircd::m::sync::_default_fopts
 
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::room_state_linear(data &data)
+{
+	if(data.membership == "invite")
+		return false;
+
+	return _room_state_linear(data);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::sync::room_invite_state_linear(data &data)
+{
+	if(data.membership != "invite")
+		return false;
+
+	return _room_state_linear(data);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::sync::_room_state_linear(data &data)
 {
 	// if since token is non-zero, any events in the range are
 	// included in the timeline array and not the state array.
@@ -85,6 +116,24 @@ ircd::m::sync::room_state_linear(data &data)
 
 bool
 ircd::m::sync::room_state_polylog(data &data)
+{
+	if(data.membership == "invite")
+		return false;
+
+	return _room_state_polylog(data);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::sync::room_invite_state_polylog(data &data)
+{
+	if(data.membership != "invite")
+		return false;
+
+	return _room_state_polylog(data);
+}
+
+bool
+ircd::m::sync::_room_state_polylog(data &data)
 {
 	if(!apropos(data, data.room_head))
 		return false;