diff --git a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/members/comparator.js b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/members/comparator.js
index 50ddb9ba..642f8512 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/rightpanel/members/comparator.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/rightpanel/members/comparator.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import {PowerLevels} from "../../../../matrix/room/timeline/PowerLevels.js";
+import {PowerLevels} from "../../../../matrix/room/PowerLevels.js";
 
 export function createMemberComparator(powerLevels) {
     const collator = new Intl.Collator();
diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/ReactionsViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/ReactionsViewModel.js
index 51226775..051e4de9 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/ReactionsViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/ReactionsViewModel.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ import {HomeServer as MockHomeServer} from "../../../../mocks/HomeServer.js";
 import {BaseMessageTile} from "./tiles/BaseMessageTile.js";
 import {MappedList} from "../../../../observable/list/MappedList.js";
 import {ObservableValue} from "../../../../observable/ObservableValue.js";
-import {PowerLevels} from "../../../../matrix/room/timeline/PowerLevels.js";
+import {PowerLevels} from "../../../../matrix/room/PowerLevels.js";
 
 export function tests() {
     const fragmentIdComparer = new FragmentIdComparer([]);
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js b/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
index b24ef706..4a8f50b4 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {EventEntry} from "./timeline/entries/EventEntry.js";
 import {ObservedEventMap} from "./ObservedEventMap.js";
 import {DecryptionSource} from "../e2ee/common.js";
 import {ensureLogItem} from "../../logging/utils.js";
-import {PowerLevels} from "./timeline/PowerLevels.js";
+import {PowerLevels} from "./PowerLevels.js";
 import {RetainedObservableValue} from "../../observable/ObservableValue.js";
 
 const EVENT_ENCRYPTED_TYPE = "m.room.encrypted";
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/PowerLevels.js b/src/matrix/room/PowerLevels.js
similarity index 99%
rename from src/matrix/room/timeline/PowerLevels.js
rename to src/matrix/room/PowerLevels.js
index c19f992d..bb723c34 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/PowerLevels.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/PowerLevels.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+export const EVENT_TYPE = "m.room.power_levels";
+
 export class PowerLevels {
     constructor({powerLevelEvent, createEvent, ownUserId, membership}) {
         this._plEvent = powerLevelEvent;
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/Room.js b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
index c49d6a4e..f5c42097 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/Room.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {WrappedError} from "../error.js"
 import {Heroes} from "./members/Heroes.js";
 import {AttachmentUpload} from "./AttachmentUpload.js";
 import {DecryptionSource} from "../e2ee/common.js";
+import {PowerLevels, EVENT_TYPE as POWERLEVELS_EVENT_TYPE } from "./PowerLevels.js";
 
 const EVENT_ENCRYPTED_TYPE = "m.room.encrypted";
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
         if (Array.isArray(roomResponse.timeline?.events)) {
             removedPendingEvents = await this._sendQueue.removeRemoteEchos(roomResponse.timeline.events, txn, log);
         }
+        const powerLevelsEvent = this._getPowerLevelsEvent(roomResponse);
         return {
             summaryChanges,
             roomEncryption,
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
             removedPendingEvents,
             memberChanges,
             heroChanges,
+            powerLevelsEvent,
             shouldFlushKeyShares,
         };
     }
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
     afterSync(changes, log) {
         const {
             summaryChanges, newEntries, updatedEntries, newLiveKey,
-            removedPendingEvents, memberChanges,
+            removedPendingEvents, memberChanges, powerLevelsEvent,
             heroChanges, roomEncryption
         } = changes;
         log.set("id", this.id);
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
                 emitChange = true;
             }
         }
+        if (powerLevelsEvent) {
+            this._updatePowerLevels(powerLevelsEvent);
+        }
         if (emitChange) {
             this._emitUpdate();
         }
@@ -262,6 +268,23 @@ export class Room extends BaseRoom {
         }
     }
 
+    _getPowerLevelsEvent(roomResponse) {
+        const isPowerlevelEvent = event => event.state_key === "" && event.type === POWERLEVELS_EVENT_TYPE;
+        const powerLevelEvent = roomResponse.timeline?.events.find(isPowerlevelEvent) ?? roomResponse.state?.events.find(isPowerlevelEvent);
+        return powerLevelEvent;
+    }
+
+    _updatePowerLevels(powerLevelEvent) {
+        if (this._powerLevels) {
+            const newPowerLevels = new PowerLevels({
+                powerLevelEvent,
+                ownUserId: this._user.id,
+                membership: this.membership,
+            });
+            this._powerLevels.set(newPowerLevels);
+        }
+    }
+
     needsAfterSyncCompleted({shouldFlushKeyShares}) {
         return shouldFlushKeyShares;
     }