diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
index f0ca2106f..328e1e9dd 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onNewRoomEvent(
 		msg.RemovesStateEventIDs,
 		msg.TransactionID,
 		false,
+		msg.HistoryVisibility,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		// panic rather than continue with an inconsistent database
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onOldRoomEvent(
 		[]string{},           // adds no state
 		[]string{},           // removes no state
 		nil,                  // no transaction
-		ev.StateKey() != nil, // exclude from sync?
+		ev.StateKey() != nil, // exclude from sync?,
+		msg.HistoryVisibility,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		// panic rather than continue with an inconsistent database
diff --git a/syncapi/routing/messages.go b/syncapi/routing/messages.go
index e55c661d6..617287535 100644
--- a/syncapi/routing/messages.go
+++ b/syncapi/routing/messages.go
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ func (r *messagesReq) backfill(roomID string, backwardsExtremities map[string][]
 			[]string{},
 			[]string{},
 			nil, true,
+			gomatrixserverlib.HistoryVisibilityShared,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err