diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index 68a9de075..f286b9b65 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ func Setup(
 			return writers.SendEvent(req, device, vars["roomID"], vars["eventType"], vars["txnID"], &emptyString, cfg, queryAPI, producer)
 		}),
 	)
+	r0mux.Handle("/rooms/{roomID}/state/{eventType}/",
+		common.MakeAuthAPI("send_message", deviceDB, func(req *http.Request, device *authtypes.Device) util.JSONResponse {
+			vars := mux.Vars(req)
+			emptyString := ""
+			return writers.SendEvent(req, device, vars["roomID"], vars["eventType"], vars["txnID"], &emptyString, cfg, queryAPI, producer)
+		}),
+	)
 	r0mux.Handle("/rooms/{roomID}/state/{eventType}/{stateKey}",
 		common.MakeAuthAPI("send_message", deviceDB, func(req *http.Request, device *authtypes.Device) util.JSONResponse {
 			vars := mux.Vars(req)