diff --git a/roomserver/internal/query/query.go b/roomserver/internal/query/query.go
index b41a92e94..ee8e1cfe7 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/query/query.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/query/query.go
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ func (r *Queryer) QuerySharedUsers(ctx context.Context, req *api.QuerySharedUser
 	}
 	roomIDs = roomIDs[:j]
 
-	users, err := r.DB.JoinedUsersSetInRooms(ctx, roomIDs, req.OtherUserIDs)
+	users, err := r.DB.JoinedUsersSetInRooms(ctx, roomIDs, req.OtherUserIDs, req.LocalOnly)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}