diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index ee2eab42e7..c1257521c1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
             last_event.event_id, [
                 (EventTypes.Name, ''),
                 (EventTypes.CanonicalAlias, ''),
+                (EventTypes.RoomAvatar, ''),
             ]
         )