diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7eaf1bef7..87499f781 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "image 0.23.14",
  "qrcode",
- "ruma-common",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26)",
  "thiserror",
  "vodozemac",
 ]
@@ -4074,14 +4074,14 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma"
 version = "0.8.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
 dependencies = [
  "assign",
  "js_int",
  "js_option",
  "ruma-appservice-api",
  "ruma-client-api",
- "ruma-common",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "ruma-federation-api",
  "ruma-push-gateway-api",
 ]
@@ -4089,10 +4089,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-appservice-api"
 version = "0.8.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
 dependencies = [
  "js_int",
- "ruma-common",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -4100,7 +4100,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-client-api"
 version = "0.16.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
 dependencies = [
  "assign",
  "bytes",
@@ -4108,7 +4108,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "js_int",
  "js_option",
  "maplit",
- "ruma-common",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "serde",
  "serde_html_form",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4117,7 +4117,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-common"
 version = "0.11.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.2",
  "bytes",
@@ -4135,8 +4135,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "pulldown-cmark",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "regex",
- "ruma-identifiers-validation",
- "ruma-macros",
+ "ruma-identifiers-validation 0.9.1 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
+ "ruma-macros 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "serde",
  "serde_html_form",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4148,16 +4148,50 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "ruma-federation-api"
-version = "0.7.1"
+name = "ruma-common"
+version = "0.11.3"
 source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.21.2",
+ "bytes",
+ "form_urlencoded",
+ "indexmap 2.0.0",
  "js_int",
- "ruma-common",
+ "js_option",
+ "konst",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "regex",
+ "ruma-identifiers-validation 0.9.1 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26)",
+ "ruma-macros 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26)",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_html_form",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tracing",
+ "url",
+ "wildmatch",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ruma-federation-api"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
+dependencies = [
+ "js_int",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ruma-identifiers-validation"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
+dependencies = [
+ "js_int",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-identifiers-validation"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -4167,6 +4201,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ruma-macros"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "ruma-identifiers-validation 0.9.1 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
+ "serde",
+ "syn 2.0.22",
+ "toml 0.7.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-macros"
 version = "0.11.3"
@@ -4176,7 +4225,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "ruma-identifiers-validation",
+ "ruma-identifiers-validation 0.9.1 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26)",
  "serde",
  "syn 2.0.22",
  "toml 0.7.5",
@@ -4185,10 +4234,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-push-gateway-api"
 version = "0.7.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26#a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096#201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096"
 dependencies = [
  "js_int",
- "ruma-common",
+ "ruma-common 0.11.3 (git+https://github.com/ruma/ruma?rev=201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096)",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 909a2456c..a90cbac5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ futures-executor = "0.3.21"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.26", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 http = "0.2.6"
 itertools = "0.11.0"
-ruma = { git = "https://github.com/ruma/ruma", rev = "a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26", features = ["client-api-c", "compat-upload-signatures", "compat-user-id"] }
+ruma = { git = "https://github.com/ruma/ruma", rev = "201f0027d4e8be1716096c4a700eff211313c096", features = ["client-api-c", "compat-upload-signatures", "compat-user-id"] }
 ruma-common = { git = "https://github.com/ruma/ruma", rev = "a641adb4287267ba9c4778ac1ee83b4ecab11e26" }
 once_cell = "1.16.0"
 serde = "1.0.151"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/room.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/room.rs
index c411727f2..cab721656 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/room.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/room.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use ruma::{
     api::client::sync::sync_events::{v4, UnreadNotificationsCount},
     events::AnySyncStateEvent,
     serde::Raw,
-    OwnedRoomId, RoomId,
+    OwnedMxcUri, OwnedRoomId, RoomId,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ impl SlidingSyncRoom {
         inner.name.to_owned()
     }
 
+    /// Get the room avatar URL.
+    pub fn avatar_url(&self) -> Option<OwnedMxcUri> {
+        let inner = self.inner.inner.read().unwrap();
+
+        inner.avatar.clone()
+    }
+
     /// Is this a direct message?
     pub fn is_dm(&self) -> Option<bool> {
         let inner = self.inner.inner.read().unwrap();
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ impl SlidingSyncRoom {
     ) {
         let v4::SlidingSyncRoom {
             name,
+            avatar,
             initial,
             limited,
             is_dm,
@@ -159,6 +167,10 @@ impl SlidingSyncRoom {
                 inner.name = name;
             }
 
+            if avatar.is_some() {
+                inner.avatar = avatar;
+            }
+
             if initial.is_some() {
                 inner.initial = initial;
             }
@@ -307,7 +319,7 @@ mod tests {
     use matrix_sdk_base::deserialized_responses::TimelineEvent;
     use ruma::{
         api::client::sync::sync_events::v4, events::room::message::RoomMessageEventContent,
-        room_id, uint, RoomId,
+        mxc_uri, room_id, uint, RoomId,
     };
     use serde_json::json;
     use wiremock::MockServer;
@@ -432,6 +444,14 @@ mod tests {
             _ = Some("gordon".to_owned());
         }
 
+        test_avatar {
+            avatar_url() = None;
+            receives room_response!({"avatar": "mxc://homeserver/media"});
+            _ = Some(mxc_uri!("mxc://homeserver/media").to_owned());
+            receives nothing;
+            _ = Some(mxc_uri!("mxc://homeserver/media").to_owned());
+        }
+
         test_room_is_dm {
             is_dm() = None;
             receives room_response!({"is_dm": true});