diff --git a/syncapi/routing/routing.go b/syncapi/routing/routing.go
index 51e68ca46..700a56201 100644
--- a/syncapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/syncapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Setup(
 	})).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodOptions)
 
 	v3mux.Handle("/rooms/{roomId}/context/{eventId}",
-		httputil.MakeAuthAPI(gomatrixserverlib.Join, userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
+		httputil.MakeAuthAPI(gomatrixserverlib.Join, userAPI, cfg.Matrix.UserConsentOptions, httputil.ConsentRequired, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
 			vars, err := httputil.URLDecodeMapValues(mux.Vars(req))
 			if err != nil {
 				return util.ErrorResponse(err)