diff --git a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
index 695fa7a749e..ec439816130 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2021-2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,35 +14,31 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import React, { RefObject, useContext, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { EventType, RoomType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
 import { JoinRule, Preset } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/partials";
-import { Room, RoomEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
+import { Room, RoomEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
+import React, { RefObject, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import MatrixClientContext from "../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
-import RoomAvatar from "../views/avatars/RoomAvatar";
-import { _t } from "../../languageHandler";
-import AccessibleButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleButton";
-import RoomName from "../views/elements/RoomName";
-import RoomTopic from "../views/elements/RoomTopic";
-import { inviteMultipleToRoom, showRoomInviteDialog } from "../../RoomInvite";
-import { useFeatureEnabled } from "../../hooks/useSettings";
 import createRoom, { IOpts } from "../../createRoom";
-import Field from "../views/elements/Field";
-import withValidation from "../views/elements/Validation";
-import * as Email from "../../email";
-import defaultDispatcher from "../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
+import { shouldShowComponent } from "../../customisations/helpers/UIComponents";
 import { Action } from "../../dispatcher/actions";
-import ResizeNotifier from "../../utils/ResizeNotifier";
-import MainSplit from './MainSplit';
-import ErrorBoundary from "../views/elements/ErrorBoundary";
+import defaultDispatcher from "../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import { ActionPayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads";
-import RightPanel from "./RightPanel";
+import { ViewRoomPayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewRoomPayload";
+import * as Email from "../../email";
+import { useMyRoomMembership } from "../../hooks/useRoomMembers";
+import { useFeatureEnabled } from "../../hooks/useSettings";
+import { useStateArray } from "../../hooks/useStateArray";
+import { _t } from "../../languageHandler";
+import PosthogTrackers from "../../PosthogTrackers";
+import { inviteMultipleToRoom, showRoomInviteDialog } from "../../RoomInvite";
+import { UIComponent } from "../../settings/UIFeature";
+import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../stores/AsyncStore";
 import RightPanelStore from "../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore";
 import { RightPanelPhases } from "../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStorePhases";
-import { useStateArray } from "../../hooks/useStateArray";
-import SpacePublicShare from "../views/spaces/SpacePublicShare";
+import ResizeNotifier from "../../utils/ResizeNotifier";
 import {
     shouldShowSpaceInvite,
     shouldShowSpaceSettings,
@@ -52,29 +48,33 @@ import {
     showSpaceInvite,
     showSpaceSettings,
 } from "../../utils/space";
-import SpaceHierarchy, { showRoom } from "./SpaceHierarchy";
-import RoomFacePile from "../views/elements/RoomFacePile";
+import RoomAvatar from "../views/avatars/RoomAvatar";
+import { BetaPill } from "../views/beta/BetaCard";
+import IconizedContextMenu, {
+    IconizedContextMenuOption,
+    IconizedContextMenuOptionList,
+} from "../views/context_menus/IconizedContextMenu";
 import {
     AddExistingToSpace,
     defaultDmsRenderer,
     defaultRoomsRenderer,
 } from "../views/dialogs/AddExistingToSpaceDialog";
-import { ChevronFace, ContextMenuButton, useContextMenu } from "./ContextMenu";
-import IconizedContextMenu, {
-    IconizedContextMenuOption,
-    IconizedContextMenuOptionList,
-} from "../views/context_menus/IconizedContextMenu";
+import AccessibleButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleButton";
 import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../views/elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
-import { BetaPill } from "../views/beta/BetaCard";
-import { SpaceFeedbackPrompt } from "../views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu";
+import ErrorBoundary from "../views/elements/ErrorBoundary";
+import Field from "../views/elements/Field";
+import RoomFacePile from "../views/elements/RoomFacePile";
+import RoomName from "../views/elements/RoomName";
+import RoomTopic from "../views/elements/RoomTopic";
+import withValidation from "../views/elements/Validation";
 import RoomInfoLine from "../views/rooms/RoomInfoLine";
 import RoomPreviewCard from "../views/rooms/RoomPreviewCard";
-import { useMyRoomMembership } from "../../hooks/useRoomMembers";
-import { shouldShowComponent } from "../../customisations/helpers/UIComponents";
-import { UIComponent } from "../../settings/UIFeature";
-import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../stores/AsyncStore";
-import PosthogTrackers from "../../PosthogTrackers";
-import { ViewRoomPayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewRoomPayload";
+import { SpaceFeedbackPrompt } from "../views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu";
+import SpacePublicShare from "../views/spaces/SpacePublicShare";
+import { ChevronFace, ContextMenuButton, useContextMenu } from "./ContextMenu";
+import MainSplit from './MainSplit';
+import RightPanel from "./RightPanel";
+import SpaceHierarchy, { showRoom } from "./SpaceHierarchy";
 
 interface IProps {
     space: Room;
@@ -190,11 +190,25 @@ const SpaceLandingAddButton = ({ space }) => {
     </>;
 };
 
+function storeIsShowingSpaceMembers(space: Room): boolean {
+    return RightPanelStore.instance.isOpenForRoom(space.roomId) &&
+        RightPanelStore.instance.currentCardForRoom(space.roomId)?.phase === RightPanelPhases.SpaceMemberList;
+}
+
 const SpaceLanding = ({ space }: { space: Room }) => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
     const myMembership = useMyRoomMembership(space);
     const userId = cli.getUserId();
 
+    const [isShowingMembers, setIsShowingMembers] = useState<boolean>(storeIsShowingSpaceMembers(space));
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const listener = () => setIsShowingMembers(storeIsShowingSpaceMembers(space));
+        RightPanelStore.instance.addListener(UPDATE_EVENT, listener);
+        return () => {
+            RightPanelStore.instance.removeListener(UPDATE_EVENT, listener);
+        };
+    }, [space]);
+
     let inviteButton;
     if (shouldShowSpaceInvite(space) && shouldShowComponent(UIComponent.InviteUsers)) {
         inviteButton = (
@@ -249,7 +263,12 @@ const SpaceLanding = ({ space }: { space: Room }) => {
         <div className="mx_SpaceRoomView_landing_infoBar">
             <RoomInfoLine room={space} />
             <div className="mx_SpaceRoomView_landing_infoBar_interactive">
-                <RoomFacePile room={space} onlyKnownUsers={false} numShown={7} onClick={onMembersClick} />
+                <RoomFacePile
+                    room={space}
+                    onlyKnownUsers={false}
+                    numShown={7}
+                    onClick={isShowingMembers ? undefined : onMembersClick}
+                />
                 { inviteButton }
                 { settingsButton }
             </div>