diff --git a/are-we-synapse-yet.list b/are-we-synapse-yet.list
index 71b05d1c4..cb90d6282 100644
--- a/are-we-synapse-yet.list
+++ b/are-we-synapse-yet.list
@@ -833,3 +833,4 @@ gst Guest user can call /events on another world_readable room (SYN-606)
 gst Real user can call /events on another world_readable room (SYN-606) 
 gst Events come down the correct room
 pub Asking for a remote rooms list, but supplying the local server's name, returns the local rooms list
+std Can send a to-device message to two users which both receive it using /sync
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/createroom.go b/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
index 28e2b1514..43a16945d 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/producers"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/threepid"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
@@ -351,6 +352,50 @@ func createRoom(
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If this is a direct message then we should invite the participants.
+	for _, invitee := range r.Invite {
+		// Build the membership request.
+		body := threepid.MembershipRequest{
+			UserID: invitee,
+		}
+		// Build the invite event.
+		inviteEvent, err := buildMembershipEvent(
+			req.Context(), body, accountDB, device, gomatrixserverlib.Invite,
+			roomID, true, cfg, evTime, rsAPI, asAPI,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(err).Error("buildMembershipEvent failed")
+			continue
+		}
+		// Build some stripped state for the invite.
+		candidates := append(gomatrixserverlib.UnwrapEventHeaders(builtEvents), *inviteEvent)
+		var strippedState []gomatrixserverlib.InviteV2StrippedState
+		for _, event := range candidates {
+			switch event.Type() {
+			// TODO: case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomEncryption:
+			//	fallthrough
+			case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember:
+				fallthrough
+			case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomJoinRules:
+				strippedState = append(
+					strippedState,
+					gomatrixserverlib.NewInviteV2StrippedState(&event),
+				)
+			}
+		}
+		// Send the invite event to the roomserver.
+		if err = producer.SendInvite(
+			req.Context(),
+			inviteEvent.Headered(roomVersion),
+			strippedState,         // invite room state
+			cfg.Matrix.ServerName, // send as server
+			nil,                   // transaction ID
+		); err != nil {
+			util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(err).Error("producer.SendEvents failed")
+			return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+		}
+	}
+
 	response := createRoomResponse{
 		RoomID:    roomID,
 		RoomAlias: roomAlias,
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/membership.go b/clientapi/routing/membership.go
index 9030f9f7e..0a56eec57 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/membership.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/membership.go
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ func SendMembership(
 	}
 
 	event, err := buildMembershipEvent(
-		req.Context(), body, accountDB, device, membership, roomID, cfg, evTime, rsAPI, asAPI,
+		req.Context(), body, accountDB, device, membership,
+		roomID, false, cfg, evTime, rsAPI, asAPI,
 	)
 	if err == errMissingUserID {
 		return util.JSONResponse{
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func buildMembershipEvent(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	body threepid.MembershipRequest, accountDB accounts.Database,
 	device *authtypes.Device,
-	membership, roomID string,
+	membership, roomID string, isDirect bool,
 	cfg *config.Dendrite, evTime time.Time,
 	rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI, asAPI appserviceAPI.AppServiceQueryAPI,
 ) (*gomatrixserverlib.Event, error) {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ func buildMembershipEvent(
 		DisplayName: profile.DisplayName,
 		AvatarURL:   profile.AvatarURL,
 		Reason:      reason,
+		IsDirect:    isDirect,
 	}
 
 	if err = builder.SetContent(content); err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fd1bb3d70..3da557325 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-http-js-libp2p v0.0.0-20200318135427-31631a9ef51f
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20200325174927-327088cdef10
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26
-	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200505092542-ef8abbde3f6b
+	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200507150553-025991c971ea
 	github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200422140631-181f1ee7401f
 	github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20190711121626-527ce5ddefc7
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.2+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7ab035364..871648069 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26 h1:Hr3zjRsq2bh
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26/go.mod h1:3fxX6gUjWyI/2Bt7J1OLhpCzOfO/bB3AiX0cJtEKud0=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200124100636-0c2ec91d1df5 h1:kmRjpmFOenVpOaV/DRlo9p6z/IbOKlUC+hhKsAAh8Qg=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200124100636-0c2ec91d1df5/go.mod h1:FsKa2pWE/bpQql9H7U4boOPXFoJX/QcqaZZ6ijLkaZI=
-github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200505092542-ef8abbde3f6b h1:gxLun/noFJ7DplX7rqT8E4v4NkeDJ45tqW7LXC6k4C4=
-github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200505092542-ef8abbde3f6b/go.mod h1:JsAzE1Ll3+gDWS9JSUHPJiiyAksvOOnGWF2nXdg4ZzU=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200507150553-025991c971ea h1:1qfbSjg3PwULY68AVRdZ3QIJoccNMbre0mSR7m7mqI4=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200507150553-025991c971ea/go.mod h1:JsAzE1Ll3+gDWS9JSUHPJiiyAksvOOnGWF2nXdg4ZzU=
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200127221512-0716baaabaf1 h1:osLoFdOy+ChQqVUn2PeTDETFftVkl4w9t/OW18g3lnk=
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200127221512-0716baaabaf1/go.mod h1:cXoYQIENbdWIQHt1SyCo6Bl3C3raHwJ0wgVrXHSqf+A=
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200422140631-181f1ee7401f h1:pRz4VTiRCO4zPlEMc3ESdUOcW4PXHH4Kj+YDz1XyE+Y=
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/input_events.go b/roomserver/internal/input_events.go
index b17076efe..a0bfaa2e3 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/input_events.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/input_events.go
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ func buildInviteStrippedState(
 	inviteState := []gomatrixserverlib.InviteV2StrippedState{
 		gomatrixserverlib.NewInviteV2StrippedState(&input.Event.Event),
 	}
+	stateEvents = append(stateEvents, types.Event{Event: input.Event.Unwrap()})
 	for _, event := range stateEvents {
 		inviteState = append(inviteState, gomatrixserverlib.NewInviteV2StrippedState(&event.Event))
 	}