diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelView.js
index 855d9d12..af4cd66b 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/LeftPanelView.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ export class LeftPanelView extends TemplateView {
                     vm.loadRoomRange(range);
                 },
                 shouldRecreateItem: (value, oldValue) => {
+                    return true;
+                    // TODO: We used to just recreate the item if the underlying view model was swapped out e.g ph->room
+                    // but there is also a need to recreate items on room->room transitions (to re-make the
+                    // subviews), so just always recreate views for now.
                     const isOldRoom = oldValue instanceof RoomTileViewModel;
                     const isNewRoom = value instanceof RoomTileViewModel;
                     return isOldRoom != isNewRoom;