diff --git a/clientapi/routing/login.go b/clientapi/routing/login.go
index 7f47aafff..42f828f64 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/login.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/login.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/userutil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
+	userapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/storage/accounts"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/storage/devices"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
 )
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func passwordLogin() flows {
 
 // Login implements GET and POST /login
 func Login(
-	req *http.Request, accountDB accounts.Database, deviceDB devices.Database,
+	req *http.Request, accountDB accounts.Database, userAPI userapi.UserInternalAPI,
 	cfg *config.Dendrite,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	if req.Method == http.MethodGet {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Login(
 			return *authErr
 		}
 		// make a device/access token
-		return completeAuth(req.Context(), cfg.Matrix.ServerName, deviceDB, login)
+		return completeAuth(req.Context(), cfg.Matrix.ServerName, userAPI, login)
 	}
 	return util.JSONResponse{
 		Code: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func Login(
 }
 
 func completeAuth(
-	ctx context.Context, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, deviceDB devices.Database, login *auth.Login,
+	ctx context.Context, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName, userAPI userapi.UserInternalAPI, login *auth.Login,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	token, err := auth.GenerateAccessToken()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ func completeAuth(
 		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
 	}
 
-	dev, err := deviceDB.CreateDevice(
-		ctx, localpart, login.DeviceID, token, login.InitialDisplayName,
-	)
+	var performRes userapi.PerformDeviceCreationResponse
+	err = userAPI.PerformDeviceCreation(ctx, &userapi.PerformDeviceCreationRequest{
+		DeviceDisplayName: login.InitialDisplayName,
+		DeviceID:          login.DeviceID,
+		AccessToken:       token,
+		Localpart:         localpart,
+	}, &performRes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return util.JSONResponse{
 			Code: http.StatusInternalServerError,
@@ -117,10 +121,10 @@ func completeAuth(
 	return util.JSONResponse{
 		Code: http.StatusOK,
 		JSON: loginResponse{
-			UserID:      dev.UserID,
-			AccessToken: dev.AccessToken,
+			UserID:      performRes.Device.UserID,
+			AccessToken: performRes.Device.AccessToken,
 			HomeServer:  serverName,
-			DeviceID:    dev.ID,
+			DeviceID:    performRes.Device.ID,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index 6c40db865..2d992392f 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func Setup(
 
 	r0mux.Handle("/login",
 		httputil.MakeExternalAPI("login", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
-			return Login(req, accountDB, deviceDB, cfg)
+			return Login(req, accountDB, userAPI, cfg)
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodPost, http.MethodOptions)
 
diff --git a/sytest-whitelist b/sytest-whitelist
index c90bcc3ad..342ed9195 100644
--- a/sytest-whitelist
+++ b/sytest-whitelist
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ Local device key changes appear in v2 /sync
 Local device key changes appear in /keys/changes
 New users appear in /keys/changes
 Local delete device changes appear in v2 /sync
+Local new device changes appear in v2 /sync
+Users receive device_list updates for their own devices
 Get left notifs for other users in sync and /keys/changes when user leaves
 Can add account data
 Can add account data to room
diff --git a/userapi/internal/api.go b/userapi/internal/api.go
index 738023dd6..5de308166 100644
--- a/userapi/internal/api.go
+++ b/userapi/internal/api.go
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ func (a *UserInternalAPI) PerformDeviceCreation(ctx context.Context, req *api.Pe
 	}
 	res.DeviceCreated = true
 	res.Device = dev
-	return nil
+	// create empty device keys and upload them to trigger device list changes
+	return a.deviceListUpdate(dev.UserID, []string{dev.ID})
 }
 
 func (a *UserInternalAPI) PerformDeviceDeletion(ctx context.Context, req *api.PerformDeviceDeletionRequest, res *api.PerformDeviceDeletionResponse) error {
@@ -121,10 +122,14 @@ func (a *UserInternalAPI) PerformDeviceDeletion(ctx context.Context, req *api.Pe
 		return err
 	}
 	// create empty device keys and upload them to delete what was once there and trigger device list changes
-	deviceKeys := make([]keyapi.DeviceKeys, len(req.DeviceIDs))
-	for i, did := range req.DeviceIDs {
+	return a.deviceListUpdate(req.UserID, req.DeviceIDs)
+}
+
+func (a *UserInternalAPI) deviceListUpdate(userID string, deviceIDs []string) error {
+	deviceKeys := make([]keyapi.DeviceKeys, len(deviceIDs))
+	for i, did := range deviceIDs {
 		deviceKeys[i] = keyapi.DeviceKeys{
-			UserID:   req.UserID,
+			UserID:   userID,
 			DeviceID: did,
 			KeyJSON:  nil,
 		}