diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room.h b/include/ircd/m/room.h
index 2835f9351..556e73b8d 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ namespace ircd::m
 
 	// [GET]
 	id::room room_id(const mutable_buffer &, const id::room_alias &);
+	id::room room_id(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &id_or_alias);
 	id::room::buf room_id(const id::room_alias &);
+	id::room::buf room_id(const string_view &id_or_alias);
 
 	// [GET] Current Event ID and depth suite (non-locking) (one only)
 	std::tuple<int64_t, id::event::buf> top(std::nothrow_t, const id::room &);
diff --git a/ircd/m/m.cc b/ircd/m/m.cc
index ff18da210..992da22d7 100644
--- a/ircd/m/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/m.cc
@@ -1432,6 +1432,27 @@ ircd::m::room_id(const id::room_alias &room_alias)
 	return room_id(buf, room_alias);
 }
 
+ircd::m::id::room::buf
+ircd::m::room_id(const string_view &room_id_or_alias)
+{
+	char buf[256];
+	return room_id(buf, room_id_or_alias);
+}
+
+ircd::m::id::room
+ircd::m::room_id(const mutable_buffer &out,
+                 const string_view &room_id_or_alias)
+{
+	switch(m::sigil(room_id_or_alias))
+	{
+		case id::ROOM:
+			return id::room{out, room_id_or_alias};
+
+		default:
+			return room_id(out, id::room_alias{room_id_or_alias});
+	}
+}
+
 ircd::m::id::room
 ircd::m::room_id(const mutable_buffer &out,
                  const id::room_alias &room_alias)