diff --git a/webclient/app.css b/webclient/app.css
index 704cd8394..736aea660 100755
--- a/webclient/app.css
+++ b/webclient/app.css
@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@ a:active  { color: #000; }
     width: auto;
 }
 
+.recentsPublicRoom {
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 .recentsRoomSummaryUsersCount, .recentsRoomSummaryTS {
     color: #888;
     font-size: 12px;
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
index 8eb8a6b18..0be294d74 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
@@ -511,6 +511,17 @@ function(matrixService, $rootScope, $q, $timeout, mPresence) {
                 member = room.members[user_id];
             }
             return member;
+        },
+        
+        setRoomVisibility: function(room_id, visible) {
+            if (!visible) {
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            var room = $rootScope.events.rooms[room_id];
+            if (room) {
+                room.visibility = visible;
+            }
         }
     };
 }]);
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-stream-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-stream-service.js
index 6f9233224..5af1ab291 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-stream-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-stream-service.js
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ angular.module('eventStreamService', [])
                     if ("state" in room) {
                         eventHandlerService.handleEvents(room.state, false, true);
                     }
+                    
+                    eventHandlerService.setRoomVisibility(room.room_id, room.visibility);
                 }
 
                 var presence = response.data.presence;
diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents.html b/webclient/recents/recents.html
index e783d3a6b..7fec8f03e 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents.html
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                class ="recentsRoom" 
                ng-class="{'recentsRoomSelected': (room.room_id === recentsSelectedRoomID)}">                                           
             <tr>
-                <td class="recentsRoomName">
+                <td ng-class="room.visibility == 'public' ? 'recentsRoomName recentsPublicRoom' : 'recentsRoomName'">
                     {{ room.room_id | mRoomName }}
                 </td>
                 <td class="recentsRoomSummaryUsersCount">