diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room.h b/include/ircd/m/room.h
index a88151448..948fc27df 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	event::id::buf msghtml(const room &, const m::id::user &sender, const string_view &html, const string_view &alt = {}, const string_view &msgtype = "m.notice");
 	event::id::buf notice(const room &, const m::id::user &sender, const string_view &body);
 	event::id::buf notice(const room &, const string_view &body); // sender is @ircd
+	event::id::buf invite(const room &, const m::id::user &target, const m::id::user &sender, json::iov &add_content);
 	event::id::buf invite(const room &, const m::id::user &target, const m::id::user &sender);
 	event::id::buf leave(const room &, const m::id::user &);
 	event::id::buf join(const room &, const m::id::user &);
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 483b1998b..5c219a90c 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -3884,14 +3884,24 @@ ircd::m::invite(const room &room,
                 const id::user &target,
                 const id::user &sender)
 {
-	using prototype = event::id::buf (const m::room &, const id::user &, const id::user &);
+	json::iov content;
+	return invite(room, target, sender, content);
+}
 
-	static mods::import<prototype> function
+ircd::m::event::id::buf
+ircd::m::invite(const room &room,
+                const id::user &target,
+                const id::user &sender,
+                json::iov &content)
+{
+	using prototype = event::id::buf (const m::room &, const id::user &, const id::user &, json::iov &);
+
+	static mods::import<prototype> call
 	{
-		"client_rooms", "invite__room_user"
+		"client_rooms", "ircd::m::invite"
 	};
 
-	return function(room, target, sender);
+	return call(room, target, sender, content);
 }
 
 ircd::m::event::id::buf
diff --git a/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc b/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
index 151c9d0bd..4aac53ac1 100644
--- a/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
+++ b/modules/client/rooms/invite.cc
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 
 using namespace ircd;
 
-extern "C" m::event::id::buf
-invite__room_user(const m::room &,
-                  const m::user::id &target,
-                  const m::user::id &sender);
-
 extern "C" m::event::id::buf
 invite__foreign(const m::event &);
 
@@ -37,7 +32,7 @@ post__invite(client &client,
 
 	const auto event_id
 	{
-		invite__room_user(room_id, target, sender)
+		m::invite(room_id, target, sender)
 	};
 
 	return resource::response
@@ -47,9 +42,11 @@ post__invite(client &client,
 }
 
 m::event::id::buf
-invite__room_user(const m::room &room,
-                  const m::user::id &target,
-                  const m::user::id &sender)
+IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
+ircd::m::invite(const m::room &room,
+                const m::user::id &target,
+                const m::user::id &sender,
+                json::iov &content)
 {
 	if(!exists(room))
 		throw m::NOT_FOUND
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ invite__room_user(const m::room &room,
 		};
 
 	json::iov event;
-	json::iov content;
 	const json::iov::push push[]
 	{
 		{ event,    { "type",        "m.room.member"  }},