diff --git a/clientapi/routing/createroom.go b/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
index 42e1895ce..b6a5d1221 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/createroom.go
@@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ func createRoom(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if r.Visibility == "public" {
+		// expose this room in the published room list
+		var pubRes roomserverAPI.PerformPublishResponse
+		rsAPI.PerformPublish(req.Context(), &roomserverAPI.PerformPublishRequest{
+			RoomID:     roomID,
+			Visibility: "public",
+		}, &pubRes)
+		if pubRes.Error != nil {
+			// treat as non-fatal since the room is already made by this point
+			util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(pubRes.Error).Error("failed to visibility:public")
+		}
+	}
+
 	response := createRoomResponse{
 		RoomID:    roomID,
 		RoomAlias: roomAlias,
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/directory.go b/clientapi/routing/directory.go
index 0dc4d5605..0f78f4a24 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/directory.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/directory.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
 	federationSenderAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
 	roomserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
+	userapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
 )
@@ -232,3 +234,89 @@ func RemoveLocalAlias(
 		JSON: struct{}{},
 	}
 }
+
+type roomVisibility struct {
+	Visibility string `json:"visibility"`
+}
+
+// GetVisibility implements GET /directory/list/room/{roomID}
+func GetVisibility(
+	req *http.Request, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI,
+	roomID string,
+) util.JSONResponse {
+	var res roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse
+	err := rsAPI.QueryPublishedRooms(req.Context(), &roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest{
+		RoomID: roomID,
+	}, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(err).Error("QueryPublishedRooms failed")
+		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+	}
+
+	var v roomVisibility
+	if len(res.RoomIDs) == 1 {
+		v.Visibility = gomatrixserverlib.Public
+	} else {
+		v.Visibility = "private"
+	}
+
+	return util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusOK,
+		JSON: v,
+	}
+}
+
+// SetVisibility implements PUT /directory/list/room/{roomID}
+// TODO: Allow admin users to edit the room visibility
+func SetVisibility(
+	req *http.Request, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI, dev *userapi.Device,
+	roomID string,
+) util.JSONResponse {
+	resErr := checkMemberInRoom(req.Context(), stateAPI, dev.UserID, roomID)
+	if resErr != nil {
+		return *resErr
+	}
+
+	queryEventsReq := roomserverAPI.QueryLatestEventsAndStateRequest{
+		RoomID: roomID,
+		StateToFetch: []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{{
+			EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomPowerLevels,
+			StateKey:  "",
+		}},
+	}
+	var queryEventsRes roomserverAPI.QueryLatestEventsAndStateResponse
+	err := rsAPI.QueryLatestEventsAndState(req.Context(), &queryEventsReq, &queryEventsRes)
+	if err != nil || len(queryEventsRes.StateEvents) == 0 {
+		util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(err).Error("could not query events from room")
+		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+	}
+
+	// NOTSPEC: Check if the user's power is greater than power required to change m.room.aliases event
+	power, _ := gomatrixserverlib.NewPowerLevelContentFromEvent(queryEventsRes.StateEvents[0].Event)
+	if power.UserLevel(dev.UserID) < power.EventLevel(gomatrixserverlib.MRoomAliases, true) {
+		return util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusForbidden,
+			JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("userID doesn't have power level to change visibility"),
+		}
+	}
+
+	var v roomVisibility
+	if reqErr := httputil.UnmarshalJSONRequest(req, &v); reqErr != nil {
+		return *reqErr
+	}
+
+	var publishRes roomserverAPI.PerformPublishResponse
+	rsAPI.PerformPublish(req.Context(), &roomserverAPI.PerformPublishRequest{
+		RoomID:     roomID,
+		Visibility: v.Visibility,
+	}, &publishRes)
+	if publishRes.Error != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(req.Context()).WithError(publishRes.Error).Error("PerformPublish failed")
+		return publishRes.Error.JSONResponse()
+	}
+
+	return util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusOK,
+		JSON: struct{}{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/directory_public.go b/clientapi/routing/directory_public.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d0db579b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clientapi/routing/directory_public.go
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package routing
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/types"
+	roomserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+type PublicRoomReq struct {
+	Since  string `json:"since,omitempty"`
+	Limit  int16  `json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	Filter filter `json:"filter,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type filter struct {
+	SearchTerms string `json:"generic_search_term,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// GetPostPublicRooms implements GET and POST /publicRooms
+func GetPostPublicRooms(
+	req *http.Request, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI,
+) util.JSONResponse {
+	var request PublicRoomReq
+	if fillErr := fillPublicRoomsReq(req, &request); fillErr != nil {
+		return *fillErr
+	}
+	response, err := publicRooms(req.Context(), request, rsAPI, stateAPI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+	}
+	return util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusOK,
+		JSON: response,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetPostPublicRoomsWithExternal is the same as GetPostPublicRooms but also mixes in public rooms from the provider supplied.
+func GetPostPublicRoomsWithExternal(
+	req *http.Request, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI,
+	fedClient *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient, extRoomsProvider types.ExternalPublicRoomsProvider,
+) util.JSONResponse {
+	var request PublicRoomReq
+	if fillErr := fillPublicRoomsReq(req, &request); fillErr != nil {
+		return *fillErr
+	}
+	response, err := publicRooms(req.Context(), request, rsAPI, stateAPI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+	}
+
+	if request.Since != "" {
+		// TODO: handle pagination tokens sensibly rather than ignoring them.
+		// ignore paginated requests since we don't handle them yet over federation.
+		// Only the initial request will contain federated rooms.
+		return util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusOK,
+			JSON: response,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we have already hit the limit on the number of rooms, bail.
+	var limit int
+	if request.Limit > 0 {
+		limit = int(request.Limit) - len(response.Chunk)
+		if limit <= 0 {
+			return util.JSONResponse{
+				Code: http.StatusOK,
+				JSON: response,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// downcasting `limit` is safe as we know it isn't bigger than request.Limit which is int16
+	fedRooms := bulkFetchPublicRoomsFromServers(req.Context(), fedClient, extRoomsProvider.Homeservers(), int16(limit))
+	response.Chunk = append(response.Chunk, fedRooms...)
+
+	// de-duplicate rooms with the same room ID. We can join the room via any of these aliases as we know these servers
+	// are alive and well, so we arbitrarily pick one (purposefully shuffling them to spread the load a bit)
+	var publicRooms []gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom
+	haveRoomIDs := make(map[string]bool)
+	rand.Shuffle(len(response.Chunk), func(i, j int) {
+		response.Chunk[i], response.Chunk[j] = response.Chunk[j], response.Chunk[i]
+	})
+	for _, r := range response.Chunk {
+		if haveRoomIDs[r.RoomID] {
+			continue
+		}
+		haveRoomIDs[r.RoomID] = true
+		publicRooms = append(publicRooms, r)
+	}
+	// sort by member count
+	sort.SliceStable(publicRooms, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return publicRooms[i].JoinedMembersCount > publicRooms[j].JoinedMembersCount
+	})
+
+	response.Chunk = publicRooms
+
+	return util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusOK,
+		JSON: response,
+	}
+}
+
+// bulkFetchPublicRoomsFromServers fetches public rooms from the list of homeservers.
+// Returns a list of public rooms up to the limit specified.
+func bulkFetchPublicRoomsFromServers(
+	ctx context.Context, fedClient *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient, homeservers []string, limit int16,
+) (publicRooms []gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom) {
+	// follow pipeline semantics, see https://blog.golang.org/pipelines for more info.
+	// goroutines send rooms to this channel
+	roomCh := make(chan gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom, int(limit))
+	// signalling channel to tell goroutines to stop sending rooms and quit
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	// signalling to say when we can close the room channel
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(homeservers))
+	// concurrently query for public rooms
+	for _, hs := range homeservers {
+		go func(homeserverDomain string) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			util.GetLogger(ctx).WithField("hs", homeserverDomain).Info("Querying HS for public rooms")
+			fres, err := fedClient.GetPublicRooms(ctx, gomatrixserverlib.ServerName(homeserverDomain), int(limit), "", false, "")
+			if err != nil {
+				util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).WithField("hs", homeserverDomain).Warn(
+					"bulkFetchPublicRoomsFromServers: failed to query hs",
+				)
+				return
+			}
+			for _, room := range fres.Chunk {
+				// atomically send a room or stop
+				select {
+				case roomCh <- room:
+				case <-done:
+					util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).WithField("hs", homeserverDomain).Info("Interrupted whilst sending rooms")
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}(hs)
+	}
+
+	// Close the room channel when the goroutines have quit so we don't leak, but don't let it stop the in-flight request.
+	// This also allows the request to fail fast if all HSes experience errors as it will cause the room channel to be
+	// closed.
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).Info("Cleaning up resources")
+		close(roomCh)
+	}()
+
+	// fan-in results with timeout. We stop when we reach the limit.
+FanIn:
+	for len(publicRooms) < int(limit) || limit == 0 {
+		// add a room or timeout
+		select {
+		case room, ok := <-roomCh:
+			if !ok {
+				util.GetLogger(ctx).Info("All homeservers have been queried, returning results.")
+				break FanIn
+			}
+			publicRooms = append(publicRooms, room)
+		case <-time.After(15 * time.Second): // we've waited long enough, let's tell the client what we got.
+			util.GetLogger(ctx).Info("Waited 15s for federated public rooms, returning early")
+			break FanIn
+		case <-ctx.Done(): // the client hung up on us, let's stop.
+			util.GetLogger(ctx).Info("Client hung up, returning early")
+			break FanIn
+		}
+	}
+	// tell goroutines to stop
+	close(done)
+
+	return publicRooms
+}
+
+func publicRooms(ctx context.Context, request PublicRoomReq, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI,
+	stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI) (*gomatrixserverlib.RespPublicRooms, error) {
+
+	var response gomatrixserverlib.RespPublicRooms
+	var limit int16
+	var offset int64
+	limit = request.Limit
+	if limit == 0 {
+		limit = 50
+	}
+	offset, err := strconv.ParseInt(request.Since, 10, 64)
+	// ParseInt returns 0 and an error when trying to parse an empty string
+	// In that case, we want to assign 0 so we ignore the error
+	if err != nil && len(request.Since) > 0 {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("strconv.ParseInt failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var queryRes roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse
+	err = rsAPI.QueryPublishedRooms(ctx, &roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest{}, &queryRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("QueryPublishedRooms failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	response.TotalRoomCountEstimate = len(queryRes.RoomIDs)
+
+	roomIDs, prev, next := sliceInto(queryRes.RoomIDs, offset, limit)
+	if prev >= 0 {
+		response.PrevBatch = "T" + strconv.Itoa(prev)
+	}
+	if next >= 0 {
+		response.NextBatch = "T" + strconv.Itoa(next)
+	}
+	response.Chunk, err = fillInRooms(ctx, roomIDs, stateAPI)
+	return &response, err
+}
+
+// fillPublicRoomsReq fills the Limit, Since and Filter attributes of a GET or POST request
+// on /publicRooms by parsing the incoming HTTP request
+// Filter is only filled for POST requests
+func fillPublicRoomsReq(httpReq *http.Request, request *PublicRoomReq) *util.JSONResponse {
+	if httpReq.Method != "GET" && httpReq.Method != "POST" {
+		return &util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+			JSON: jsonerror.NotFound("Bad method"),
+		}
+	}
+	if httpReq.Method == "GET" {
+		limit, err := strconv.Atoi(httpReq.FormValue("limit"))
+		// Atoi returns 0 and an error when trying to parse an empty string
+		// In that case, we want to assign 0 so we ignore the error
+		if err != nil && len(httpReq.FormValue("limit")) > 0 {
+			util.GetLogger(httpReq.Context()).WithError(err).Error("strconv.Atoi failed")
+			return &util.JSONResponse{
+				Code: 400,
+				JSON: jsonerror.BadJSON("limit param is not a number"),
+			}
+		}
+		request.Limit = int16(limit)
+		request.Since = httpReq.FormValue("since")
+	} else {
+		resErr := httputil.UnmarshalJSONRequest(httpReq, request)
+		if resErr != nil {
+			return resErr
+		}
+	}
+
+	// strip the 'T' which is only required because when sytest does pagination tests it stops
+	// iterating when !prev_batch which then fails if prev_batch==0, so add arbitrary text to
+	// make it truthy not falsey.
+	request.Since = strings.TrimPrefix(request.Since, "T")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// due to lots of switches
+// nolint:gocyclo
+func fillInRooms(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI) ([]gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom, error) {
+	avatarTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.avatar", StateKey: ""}
+	nameTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.name", StateKey: ""}
+	canonicalTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomCanonicalAlias, StateKey: ""}
+	topicTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.topic", StateKey: ""}
+	guestTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.guest_access", StateKey: ""}
+	visibilityTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomHistoryVisibility, StateKey: ""}
+	joinRuleTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomJoinRules, StateKey: ""}
+
+	var stateRes currentstateAPI.QueryBulkStateContentResponse
+	err := stateAPI.QueryBulkStateContent(ctx, &currentstateAPI.QueryBulkStateContentRequest{
+		RoomIDs:        roomIDs,
+		AllowWildcards: true,
+		StateTuples: []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{
+			nameTuple, canonicalTuple, topicTuple, guestTuple, visibilityTuple, joinRuleTuple, avatarTuple,
+			{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember, StateKey: "*"},
+		},
+	}, &stateRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("QueryBulkStateContent failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	chunk := make([]gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom, len(roomIDs))
+	i := 0
+	for roomID, data := range stateRes.Rooms {
+		pub := gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom{
+			RoomID: roomID,
+		}
+		joinCount := 0
+		var joinRule, guestAccess string
+		for tuple, contentVal := range data {
+			if tuple.EventType == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember && contentVal == "join" {
+				joinCount++
+				continue
+			}
+			switch tuple {
+			case avatarTuple:
+				pub.AvatarURL = contentVal
+			case nameTuple:
+				pub.Name = contentVal
+			case topicTuple:
+				pub.Topic = contentVal
+			case canonicalTuple:
+				pub.CanonicalAlias = contentVal
+			case visibilityTuple:
+				pub.WorldReadable = contentVal == "world_readable"
+			// need both of these to determine whether guests can join
+			case joinRuleTuple:
+				joinRule = contentVal
+			case guestTuple:
+				guestAccess = contentVal
+			}
+		}
+		if joinRule == gomatrixserverlib.Public && guestAccess == "can_join" {
+			pub.GuestCanJoin = true
+		}
+		pub.JoinedMembersCount = joinCount
+		chunk[i] = pub
+		i++
+	}
+	return chunk, nil
+}
+
+// sliceInto returns a subslice of `slice` which honours the since/limit values given.
+//
+//    0  1  2  3  4  5  6   index
+//   [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]  slice
+//
+//   limit=3          => A,B,C (prev='', next='3')
+//   limit=3&since=3  => D,E,F (prev='0', next='6')
+//   limit=3&since=6  => G     (prev='3', next='')
+//
+//  A value of '-1' for prev/next indicates no position.
+func sliceInto(slice []string, since int64, limit int16) (subset []string, prev, next int) {
+	prev = -1
+	next = -1
+
+	if since > 0 {
+		prev = int(since) - int(limit)
+	}
+	nextIndex := int(since) + int(limit)
+	if len(slice) > nextIndex { // there are more rooms ahead of us
+		next = nextIndex
+	}
+
+	// apply sanity caps
+	if since < 0 {
+		since = 0
+	}
+	if nextIndex > len(slice) {
+		nextIndex = len(slice)
+	}
+
+	subset = slice[since:nextIndex]
+	return
+}
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/directory_public_test.go b/clientapi/routing/directory_public_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2a1d5515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clientapi/routing/directory_public_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package routing
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSliceInto(t *testing.T) {
+	slice := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"}
+	limit := int16(3)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		since      int64
+		wantPrev   int
+		wantNext   int
+		wantSubset []string
+	}{
+		{
+			since:      0,
+			wantPrev:   -1,
+			wantNext:   3,
+			wantSubset: slice[0:3],
+		},
+		{
+			since:      3,
+			wantPrev:   0,
+			wantNext:   6,
+			wantSubset: slice[3:6],
+		},
+		{
+			since:      6,
+			wantPrev:   3,
+			wantNext:   -1,
+			wantSubset: slice[6:7],
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		subset, prev, next := sliceInto(slice, tc.since, limit)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(subset, tc.wantSubset) {
+			t.Errorf("returned subset is wrong, got %v want %v", subset, tc.wantSubset)
+		}
+		if prev != tc.wantPrev {
+			t.Errorf("returned prev is wrong, got %d want %d", prev, tc.wantPrev)
+		}
+		if next != tc.wantNext {
+			t.Errorf("returned next is wrong, got %d want %d", next, tc.wantNext)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/membership.go b/clientapi/routing/membership.go
index 1f316384b..c2145159a 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/membership.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/membership.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/threepid"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/eventutil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
@@ -358,3 +359,35 @@ func checkAndProcessThreepid(
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func checkMemberInRoom(ctx context.Context, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI, userID, roomID string) *util.JSONResponse {
+	tuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{
+		EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember,
+		StateKey:  userID,
+	}
+	var membershipRes currentstateAPI.QueryCurrentStateResponse
+	err := stateAPI.QueryCurrentState(ctx, &currentstateAPI.QueryCurrentStateRequest{
+		RoomID:      roomID,
+		StateTuples: []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{tuple},
+	}, &membershipRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("QueryCurrentState: could not query membership for user")
+		e := jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+		return &e
+	}
+	ev, ok := membershipRes.StateEvents[tuple]
+	if !ok {
+		return &util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusForbidden,
+			JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("user does not belong to room"),
+		}
+	}
+	membership, err := ev.Membership()
+	if err != nil || membership != "join" {
+		return &util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusForbidden,
+			JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("user does not belong to room"),
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index deaa7b329..57bb921d9 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/transactions"
 	roomserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
+	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"
@@ -290,6 +291,34 @@ func Setup(
 			return RemoveLocalAlias(req, device, vars["roomAlias"], rsAPI)
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodDelete, http.MethodOptions)
+	r0mux.Handle("/directory/list/room/{roomID}",
+		httputil.MakeExternalAPI("directory_list", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			vars, err := httputil.URLDecodeMapValues(mux.Vars(req))
+			if err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return GetVisibility(req, rsAPI, vars["roomID"])
+		}),
+	).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodOptions)
+	// TODO: Add AS support
+	r0mux.Handle("/directory/list/room/{roomID}",
+		httputil.MakeAuthAPI("directory_list", userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
+			vars, err := httputil.URLDecodeMapValues(mux.Vars(req))
+			if err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return SetVisibility(req, stateAPI, rsAPI, device, vars["roomID"])
+		}),
+	).Methods(http.MethodPut, http.MethodOptions)
+	r0mux.Handle("/publicRooms",
+		httputil.MakeExternalAPI("public_rooms", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			/* TODO:
+			if extRoomsProvider != nil {
+				return GetPostPublicRoomsWithExternal(req, stateAPI, fedClient, extRoomsProvider)
+			} */
+			return GetPostPublicRooms(req, rsAPI, stateAPI)
+		}),
+	).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodPost, http.MethodOptions)
 
 	r0mux.Handle("/logout",
 		httputil.MakeAuthAPI("logout", userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *api.Device) util.JSONResponse {
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-federation-api-server/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-federation-api-server/main.go
index e3bf5edc8..1bde56368 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-federation-api-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-federation-api-server/main.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	federationapi.AddPublicRoutes(
 		base.PublicAPIMux, base.Cfg, userAPI, federation, keyRing,
-		rsAPI, fsAPI, base.EDUServerClient(),
+		rsAPI, fsAPI, base.EDUServerClient(), base.CurrentStateAPIClient(),
 	)
 
 	base.SetupAndServeHTTP(string(base.Cfg.Bind.FederationAPI), string(base.Cfg.Listen.FederationAPI))
diff --git a/cmd/dendritejs/main.go b/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
index 11f339b0f..36ce9f65b 100644
--- a/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ func main() {
 	cfg.Database.RoomServer = "file:/idb/dendritejs_roomserver.db"
 	cfg.Database.ServerKey = "file:/idb/dendritejs_serverkey.db"
 	cfg.Database.SyncAPI = "file:/idb/dendritejs_syncapi.db"
+	cfg.Database.CurrentState = "file:/idb/dendritejs_currentstate.db"
 	cfg.Kafka.Topics.OutputTypingEvent = "output_typing_event"
 	cfg.Kafka.Topics.OutputSendToDeviceEvent = "output_send_to_device_event"
 	cfg.Kafka.Topics.OutputClientData = "output_client_data"
diff --git a/currentstateserver/api/api.go b/currentstateserver/api/api.go
index b16306ab0..729a66baf 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/api/api.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/api/api.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type CurrentStateInternalAPI interface {
 	QueryCurrentState(ctx context.Context, req *QueryCurrentStateRequest, res *QueryCurrentStateResponse) error
 	// QueryRoomsForUser retrieves a list of room IDs matching the given query.
 	QueryRoomsForUser(ctx context.Context, req *QueryRoomsForUserRequest, res *QueryRoomsForUserResponse) error
+	// QueryBulkStateContent does a bulk query for state event content in the given rooms.
+	QueryBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, req *QueryBulkStateContentRequest, res *QueryBulkStateContentResponse) error
 }
 
 type QueryRoomsForUserRequest struct {
@@ -41,6 +43,30 @@ type QueryRoomsForUserResponse struct {
 	RoomIDs []string
 }
 
+type QueryBulkStateContentRequest struct {
+	// Returns state events in these rooms
+	RoomIDs []string
+	// If true, treats the '*' StateKey as "all state events of this type" rather than a literal value of '*'
+	AllowWildcards bool
+	// The state events to return. Only a small subset of tuples are allowed in this request as only certain events
+	// have their content fields extracted. Specifically, the tuple Type must be one of:
+	//   m.room.avatar
+	//   m.room.create
+	//   m.room.canonical_alias
+	//   m.room.guest_access
+	//   m.room.history_visibility
+	//   m.room.join_rules
+	//   m.room.member
+	//   m.room.name
+	//   m.room.topic
+	// Any other tuple type will result in the query failing.
+	StateTuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple
+}
+type QueryBulkStateContentResponse struct {
+	// map of room ID -> tuple -> content_value
+	Rooms map[string]map[gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple]string
+}
+
 type QueryCurrentStateRequest struct {
 	RoomID      string
 	StateTuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple
diff --git a/currentstateserver/internal/api.go b/currentstateserver/internal/api.go
index 85fbf51ef..c28760477 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/internal/api.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/internal/api.go
@@ -48,3 +48,23 @@ func (a *CurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryRoomsForUser(ctx context.Context, req *ap
 	res.RoomIDs = roomIDs
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (a *CurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryBulkStateContentRequest, res *api.QueryBulkStateContentResponse) error {
+	events, err := a.DB.GetBulkStateContent(ctx, req.RoomIDs, req.StateTuples, req.AllowWildcards)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	res.Rooms = make(map[string]map[gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple]string)
+	for _, ev := range events {
+		if res.Rooms[ev.RoomID] == nil {
+			res.Rooms[ev.RoomID] = make(map[gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple]string)
+		}
+		room := res.Rooms[ev.RoomID]
+		room[gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{
+			EventType: ev.EventType,
+			StateKey:  ev.StateKey,
+		}] = ev.ContentValue
+		res.Rooms[ev.RoomID] = room
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/currentstateserver/inthttp/client.go b/currentstateserver/inthttp/client.go
index 6fd9907bd..b8c6a1198 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/inthttp/client.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/inthttp/client.go
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ import (
 
 // HTTP paths for the internal HTTP APIs
 const (
-	QueryCurrentStatePath = "/currentstateserver/queryCurrentState"
-	QueryRoomsForUserPath = "/currentstateserver/queryRoomsForUser"
+	QueryCurrentStatePath     = "/currentstateserver/queryCurrentState"
+	QueryRoomsForUserPath     = "/currentstateserver/queryRoomsForUser"
+	QueryBulkStateContentPath = "/currentstateserver/queryBulkStateContent"
 )
 
 // NewCurrentStateAPIClient creates a CurrentStateInternalAPI implemented by talking to a HTTP POST API.
@@ -73,3 +74,15 @@ func (h *httpCurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryRoomsForUser(
 	apiURL := h.apiURL + QueryRoomsForUserPath
 	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
 }
+
+func (h *httpCurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryBulkStateContent(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	request *api.QueryBulkStateContentRequest,
+	response *api.QueryBulkStateContentResponse,
+) error {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "QueryBulkStateContent")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.apiURL + QueryBulkStateContentPath
+	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
+}
diff --git a/currentstateserver/inthttp/server.go b/currentstateserver/inthttp/server.go
index fa7ecb22e..dafb9f643 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/inthttp/server.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/inthttp/server.go
@@ -51,4 +51,17 @@ func AddRoutes(internalAPIMux *mux.Router, intAPI api.CurrentStateInternalAPI) {
 			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
 		}),
 	)
+	internalAPIMux.Handle(QueryBulkStateContentPath,
+		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("queryBulkStateContent", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			request := api.QueryBulkStateContentRequest{}
+			response := api.QueryBulkStateContentResponse{}
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return util.MessageResponse(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+			}
+			if err := intAPI.QueryBulkStateContent(req.Context(), &request, &response); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
+		}),
+	)
 }
diff --git a/currentstateserver/storage/interface.go b/currentstateserver/storage/interface.go
index dbf223f33..04636bafb 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/storage/interface.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/storage/interface.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage/tables"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
@@ -31,4 +32,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetStateEvent(ctx context.Context, roomID, evType, stateKey string) (*gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, error)
 	// GetRoomsByMembership returns a list of room IDs matching the provided membership and user ID (as state_key).
 	GetRoomsByMembership(ctx context.Context, userID, membership string) ([]string, error)
+	// GetBulkStateContent returns all state events which match a given room ID and a given state key tuple. Both must be satisfied for a match.
+	// If a tuple has the StateKey of '*' and allowWildcards=true then all state events with the EventType should be returned.
+	GetBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, tuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple, allowWildcards bool) ([]tables.StrippedEvent, error)
 }
diff --git a/currentstateserver/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go b/currentstateserver/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
index 95621913b..bd2e075f0 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage/tables"
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
-var leaveEnum = strconv.Itoa(tables.MembershipToEnum["leave"])
-
 var currentRoomStateSchema = `
 -- Stores the current room state for every room.
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_current_room_state (
@@ -44,29 +41,29 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_current_room_state (
     state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
     -- The JSON for the event. Stored as TEXT because this should be valid UTF-8.
     headered_event_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-    -- The 'content.membership' enum value if this event is an m.room.member event.
-    membership SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    -- A piece of extracted content e.g membership for m.room.member events
+    content_value TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
     -- Clobber based on 3-uple of room_id, type and state_key
     CONSTRAINT currentstate_current_room_state_unique UNIQUE (room_id, type, state_key)
 );
 -- for event deletion
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_event_id_idx ON currentstate_current_room_state(event_id, room_id, type, sender);
 -- for querying membership states of users
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_membership_idx ON currentstate_current_room_state(type, state_key, membership)
-WHERE membership IS NOT NULL AND membership != ` + leaveEnum + `;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_membership_idx ON currentstate_current_room_state(type, state_key, content_value)
+WHERE type='m.room.member' AND content_value IS NOT NULL AND content_value != 'leave';
 `
 
 const upsertRoomStateSQL = "" +
-	"INSERT INTO currentstate_current_room_state (room_id, event_id, type, sender, state_key, headered_event_json, membership)" +
+	"INSERT INTO currentstate_current_room_state (room_id, event_id, type, sender, state_key, headered_event_json, content_value)" +
 	" VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)" +
 	" ON CONFLICT ON CONSTRAINT currentstate_current_room_state_unique" +
-	" DO UPDATE SET event_id = $2, sender=$4, headered_event_json = $6, membership = $7"
+	" DO UPDATE SET event_id = $2, sender=$4, headered_event_json = $6, content_value = $7"
 
 const deleteRoomStateByEventIDSQL = "" +
 	"DELETE FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE event_id = $1"
 
 const selectRoomIDsWithMembershipSQL = "" +
-	"SELECT room_id FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key = $1 AND membership = $2"
+	"SELECT room_id FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key = $1 AND content_value = $2"
 
 const selectStateEventSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT headered_event_json FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id = $1 AND type = $2 AND state_key = $3"
@@ -74,12 +71,20 @@ const selectStateEventSQL = "" +
 const selectEventsWithEventIDsSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT headered_event_json FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE event_id = ANY($1)"
 
+const selectBulkStateContentSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id, type, state_key, content_value FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id = ANY($1) AND type = ANY($2) AND state_key = ANY($3)"
+
+const selectBulkStateContentWildSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id, type, state_key, content_value FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id = ANY($1) AND type = ANY($2)"
+
 type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 	upsertRoomStateStmt             *sql.Stmt
 	deleteRoomStateByEventIDStmt    *sql.Stmt
 	selectRoomIDsWithMembershipStmt *sql.Stmt
 	selectEventsWithEventIDsStmt    *sql.Stmt
 	selectStateEventStmt            *sql.Stmt
+	selectBulkStateContentStmt      *sql.Stmt
+	selectBulkStateContentWildStmt  *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func NewPostgresCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, error) {
@@ -103,6 +108,12 @@ func NewPostgresCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, erro
 	if s.selectStateEventStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectStateEventSQL); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if s.selectBulkStateContentStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectBulkStateContentSQL); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if s.selectBulkStateContentWildStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectBulkStateContentWildSQL); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -111,10 +122,10 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	txn *sql.Tx,
 	userID string,
-	membershipEnum int,
+	contentVal string,
 ) ([]string, error) {
 	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, s.selectRoomIDsWithMembershipStmt)
-	rows, err := stmt.QueryContext(ctx, userID, membershipEnum)
+	rows, err := stmt.QueryContext(ctx, userID, contentVal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -141,7 +152,7 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) DeleteRoomStateByEventID(
 
 func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) UpsertRoomState(
 	ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx,
-	event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, membershipEnum int,
+	event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, contentVal string,
 ) error {
 	headeredJSON, err := json.Marshal(event)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) UpsertRoomState(
 		event.Sender(),
 		*event.StateKey(),
 		headeredJSON,
-		membershipEnum,
+		contentVal,
 	)
 	return err
 }
@@ -206,3 +217,56 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectStateEvent(
 	}
 	return &ev, err
 }
+
+func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectBulkStateContent(
+	ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, tuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple, allowWildcards bool,
+) ([]tables.StrippedEvent, error) {
+	hasWildcards := false
+	eventTypeSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	stateKeySet := make(map[string]bool)
+	var eventTypes []string
+	var stateKeys []string
+	for _, tuple := range tuples {
+		if !eventTypeSet[tuple.EventType] {
+			eventTypeSet[tuple.EventType] = true
+			eventTypes = append(eventTypes, tuple.EventType)
+		}
+		if !stateKeySet[tuple.StateKey] {
+			stateKeySet[tuple.StateKey] = true
+			stateKeys = append(stateKeys, tuple.StateKey)
+		}
+		if tuple.StateKey == "*" {
+			hasWildcards = true
+		}
+	}
+	var rows *sql.Rows
+	var err error
+	if hasWildcards && allowWildcards {
+		rows, err = s.selectBulkStateContentWildStmt.QueryContext(ctx, pq.StringArray(roomIDs), pq.StringArray(eventTypes))
+	} else {
+		rows, err = s.selectBulkStateContentStmt.QueryContext(
+			ctx, pq.StringArray(roomIDs), pq.StringArray(eventTypes), pq.StringArray(stateKeys),
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	strippedEvents := []tables.StrippedEvent{}
+	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "SelectBulkStateContent: rows.close() failed")
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var roomID string
+		var eventType string
+		var stateKey string
+		var contentVal string
+		if err = rows.Scan(&roomID, &eventType, &stateKey, &contentVal); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		strippedEvents = append(strippedEvents, tables.StrippedEvent{
+			RoomID:       roomID,
+			ContentValue: contentVal,
+			EventType:    eventType,
+			StateKey:     stateKey,
+		})
+	}
+	return strippedEvents, rows.Err()
+}
diff --git a/currentstateserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/currentstateserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index d78b3e0ed..cd59ac129 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package shared
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage/tables"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ func (d *Database) GetStateEvent(ctx context.Context, roomID, evType, stateKey s
 	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectStateEvent(ctx, roomID, evType, stateKey)
 }
 
+func (d *Database) GetBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, tuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple, allowWildcards bool) ([]tables.StrippedEvent, error) {
+	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectBulkStateContent(ctx, roomIDs, tuples, allowWildcards)
+}
+
 func (d *Database) StoreStateEvents(ctx context.Context, addStateEvents []gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent,
 	removeStateEventIDs []string) error {
 	return sqlutil.WithTransaction(d.DB, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
@@ -48,20 +51,9 @@ func (d *Database) StoreStateEvents(ctx context.Context, addStateEvents []gomatr
 				// ignore non state events
 				continue
 			}
-			var membershipEnum int
-			if event.Type() == "m.room.member" {
-				membership, err := event.Membership()
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				enum, ok := tables.MembershipToEnum[membership]
-				if !ok {
-					return fmt.Errorf("unknown membership: %s", membership)
-				}
-				membershipEnum = enum
-			}
+			contentVal := tables.ExtractContentValue(&event)
 
-			if err := d.CurrentRoomState.UpsertRoomState(ctx, txn, event, membershipEnum); err != nil {
+			if err := d.CurrentRoomState.UpsertRoomState(ctx, txn, event, contentVal); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -70,9 +62,5 @@ func (d *Database) StoreStateEvents(ctx context.Context, addStateEvents []gomatr
 }
 
 func (d *Database) GetRoomsByMembership(ctx context.Context, userID, membership string) ([]string, error) {
-	enum, ok := tables.MembershipToEnum[membership]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown membership: %s", membership)
-	}
-	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(ctx, nil, userID, enum)
+	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(ctx, nil, userID, membership)
 }
diff --git a/currentstateserver/storage/sqlite3/current_room_state_table.go b/currentstateserver/storage/sqlite3/current_room_state_table.go
index 2e2b0e423..95185d9a8 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/storage/sqlite3/current_room_state_table.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/storage/sqlite3/current_room_state_table.go
@@ -35,39 +35,39 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_current_room_state (
     sender TEXT NOT NULL,
     state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
     headered_event_json TEXT NOT NULL,
-    membership INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    content_value TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
     UNIQUE (room_id, type, state_key)
 );
 -- for event deletion
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_event_id_idx ON currentstate_current_room_state(event_id, room_id, type, sender);
--- for querying membership states of users
--- CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS currentstate_membership_idx ON currentstate_current_room_state(type, state_key, membership) WHERE membership IS NOT NULL AND membership != 'leave';
 `
 
 const upsertRoomStateSQL = "" +
-	"INSERT INTO currentstate_current_room_state (room_id, event_id, type, sender, state_key, headered_event_json, membership)" +
+	"INSERT INTO currentstate_current_room_state (room_id, event_id, type, sender, state_key, headered_event_json, content_value)" +
 	" VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)" +
 	" ON CONFLICT (event_id, room_id, type, sender)" +
-	" DO UPDATE SET event_id = $2, sender=$4, headered_event_json = $6, membership = $7"
+	" DO UPDATE SET event_id = $2, sender=$4, headered_event_json = $6, content_value = $7"
 
 const deleteRoomStateByEventIDSQL = "" +
 	"DELETE FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE event_id = $1"
 
 const selectRoomIDsWithMembershipSQL = "" +
-	"SELECT room_id FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key = $1 AND membership = $2"
+	"SELECT room_id FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key = $1 AND content_value = $2"
 
 const selectStateEventSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT headered_event_json FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id = $1 AND type = $2 AND state_key = $3"
 
 const selectEventsWithEventIDsSQL = "" +
-	// TODO: The session_id and transaction_id blanks are here because otherwise
-	// the rowsToStreamEvents expects there to be exactly five columns. We need to
-	// figure out if these really need to be in the DB, and if so, we need a
-	// better permanent fix for this. - neilalexander, 2 Jan 2020
-	"SELECT added_at, headered_event_json, 0 AS session_id, false AS exclude_from_sync, '' AS transaction_id" +
-	" FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE event_id IN ($1)"
+	"SELECT headered_event_json FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE event_id IN ($1)"
+
+const selectBulkStateContentSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id, type, state_key, content_value FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id IN ($1) AND type IN ($2) AND state_key IN ($3)"
+
+const selectBulkStateContentWildSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id, type, state_key, content_value FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id IN ($1) AND type IN ($2)"
 
 type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
+	db                              *sql.DB
 	upsertRoomStateStmt             *sql.Stmt
 	deleteRoomStateByEventIDStmt    *sql.Stmt
 	selectRoomIDsWithMembershipStmt *sql.Stmt
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 }
 
 func NewSqliteCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, error) {
-	s := &currentRoomStateStatements{}
+	s := &currentRoomStateStatements{
+		db: db,
+	}
 	_, err := db.Exec(currentRoomStateSchema)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -100,10 +102,10 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	txn *sql.Tx,
 	userID string,
-	membershipEnum int,
+	membership string,
 ) ([]string, error) {
 	stmt := sqlutil.TxStmt(txn, s.selectRoomIDsWithMembershipStmt)
-	rows, err := stmt.QueryContext(ctx, userID, membershipEnum)
+	rows, err := stmt.QueryContext(ctx, userID, membership)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) DeleteRoomStateByEventID(
 
 func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) UpsertRoomState(
 	ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx,
-	event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, membershipEnum int,
+	event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, contentVal string,
 ) error {
 	headeredJSON, err := json.Marshal(event)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) UpsertRoomState(
 		event.Sender(),
 		*event.StateKey(),
 		headeredJSON,
-		membershipEnum,
+		contentVal,
 	)
 	return err
 }
@@ -199,3 +201,76 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectStateEvent(
 	}
 	return &ev, err
 }
+
+func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectBulkStateContent(
+	ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, tuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple, allowWildcards bool,
+) ([]tables.StrippedEvent, error) {
+	hasWildcards := false
+	eventTypeSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	stateKeySet := make(map[string]bool)
+	var eventTypes []string
+	var stateKeys []string
+	for _, tuple := range tuples {
+		if !eventTypeSet[tuple.EventType] {
+			eventTypeSet[tuple.EventType] = true
+			eventTypes = append(eventTypes, tuple.EventType)
+		}
+		if !stateKeySet[tuple.StateKey] {
+			stateKeySet[tuple.StateKey] = true
+			stateKeys = append(stateKeys, tuple.StateKey)
+		}
+		if tuple.StateKey == "*" {
+			hasWildcards = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	iRoomIDs := make([]interface{}, len(roomIDs))
+	for i, v := range roomIDs {
+		iRoomIDs[i] = v
+	}
+	iEventTypes := make([]interface{}, len(eventTypes))
+	for i, v := range eventTypes {
+		iEventTypes[i] = v
+	}
+	iStateKeys := make([]interface{}, len(stateKeys))
+	for i, v := range stateKeys {
+		iStateKeys[i] = v
+	}
+
+	var query string
+	var args []interface{}
+	if hasWildcards && allowWildcards {
+		query = strings.Replace(selectBulkStateContentWildSQL, "($1)", sqlutil.QueryVariadic(len(iRoomIDs)), 1)
+		query = strings.Replace(query, "($2)", sqlutil.QueryVariadicOffset(len(iEventTypes), len(iRoomIDs)), 1)
+		args = append(iRoomIDs, iEventTypes...)
+	} else {
+		query = strings.Replace(selectBulkStateContentSQL, "($1)", sqlutil.QueryVariadic(len(iRoomIDs)), 1)
+		query = strings.Replace(query, "($2)", sqlutil.QueryVariadicOffset(len(iEventTypes), len(iRoomIDs)), 1)
+		query = strings.Replace(query, "($3)", sqlutil.QueryVariadicOffset(len(iStateKeys), len(iEventTypes)+len(iRoomIDs)), 1)
+		args = append(iRoomIDs, iEventTypes...)
+		args = append(args, iStateKeys...)
+	}
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	strippedEvents := []tables.StrippedEvent{}
+	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "SelectBulkStateContent: rows.close() failed")
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var roomID string
+		var eventType string
+		var stateKey string
+		var contentVal string
+		if err = rows.Scan(&roomID, &eventType, &stateKey, &contentVal); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		strippedEvents = append(strippedEvents, tables.StrippedEvent{
+			RoomID:       roomID,
+			ContentValue: contentVal,
+			EventType:    eventType,
+			StateKey:     stateKey,
+		})
+	}
+	return strippedEvents, rows.Err()
+}
diff --git a/currentstateserver/storage/tables/interface.go b/currentstateserver/storage/tables/interface.go
index f2c8b14ed..8ba4e4eb9 100644
--- a/currentstateserver/storage/tables/interface.go
+++ b/currentstateserver/storage/tables/interface.go
@@ -19,26 +19,61 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
-var MembershipToEnum = map[string]int{
-	gomatrixserverlib.Invite: 1,
-	gomatrixserverlib.Join:   2,
-	gomatrixserverlib.Leave:  3,
-	gomatrixserverlib.Ban:    4,
-}
-var EnumToMembership = map[int]string{
-	1: gomatrixserverlib.Invite,
-	2: gomatrixserverlib.Join,
-	3: gomatrixserverlib.Leave,
-	4: gomatrixserverlib.Ban,
-}
-
 type CurrentRoomState interface {
 	SelectStateEvent(ctx context.Context, roomID, evType, stateKey string) (*gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, error)
 	SelectEventsWithEventIDs(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, eventIDs []string) ([]gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, error)
-	UpsertRoomState(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, membershipEnum int) error
+	// UpsertRoomState stores the given event in the database, along with an extracted piece of content.
+	// The piece of content will vary depending on the event type, and table implementations may use this information to optimise
+	// lookups e.g membership lookups. The mapped value of `contentVal` is outlined in ExtractContentValue. An empty `contentVal`
+	// means there is nothing to store for this field.
+	UpsertRoomState(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, event gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, contentVal string) error
 	DeleteRoomStateByEventID(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, eventID string) error
 	// SelectRoomIDsWithMembership returns the list of room IDs which have the given user in the given membership state.
-	SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, userID string, membershipEnum int) ([]string, error)
+	SelectRoomIDsWithMembership(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, userID string, membership string) ([]string, error)
+	SelectBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, tuples []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple, allowWildcards bool) ([]StrippedEvent, error)
+}
+
+// StrippedEvent represents a stripped event for returning extracted content values.
+type StrippedEvent struct {
+	RoomID       string
+	EventType    string
+	StateKey     string
+	ContentValue string
+}
+
+// ExtractContentValue from the given state event. For example, given an m.room.name event with:
+//    content: { name: "Foo" }
+// this returns "Foo".
+func ExtractContentValue(ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent) string {
+	content := ev.Content()
+	key := ""
+	switch ev.Type() {
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomCreate:
+		key = "creator"
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomCanonicalAlias:
+		key = "alias"
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomHistoryVisibility:
+		key = "history_visibility"
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomJoinRules:
+		key = "join_rule"
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember:
+		key = "membership"
+	case gomatrixserverlib.MRoomName:
+		key = "name"
+	case "m.room.avatar":
+		key = "url"
+	case "m.room.topic":
+		key = "topic"
+	case "m.room.guest_access":
+		key = "guest_access"
+	}
+	result := gjson.GetBytes(content, key)
+	if !result.Exists() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// this returns the empty string if this is not a string type
+	return result.Str
 }
diff --git a/federationapi/federationapi.go b/federationapi/federationapi.go
index c0c000434..7d1994b25 100644
--- a/federationapi/federationapi.go
+++ b/federationapi/federationapi.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package federationapi
 
 import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
 	eduserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/eduserver/api"
 	federationSenderAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
@@ -36,11 +37,12 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 	rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI,
 	federationSenderAPI federationSenderAPI.FederationSenderInternalAPI,
 	eduAPI eduserverAPI.EDUServerInputAPI,
+	stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI,
 ) {
 
 	routing.Setup(
 		router, cfg, rsAPI,
 		eduAPI, federationSenderAPI, keyRing,
-		federation, userAPI,
+		federation, userAPI, stateAPI,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/federationapi/federationapi_test.go b/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
index cc85c61bf..6bbe9d80e 100644
--- a/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
+++ b/federationapi/federationapi_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestRoomsV3URLEscapeDoNot404(t *testing.T) {
 	fsAPI := base.FederationSenderHTTPClient()
 	// TODO: This is pretty fragile, as if anything calls anything on these nils this test will break.
 	// Unfortunately, it makes little sense to instantiate these dependencies when we just want to test routing.
-	federationapi.AddPublicRoutes(base.PublicAPIMux, cfg, nil, nil, keyRing, nil, fsAPI, nil)
+	federationapi.AddPublicRoutes(base.PublicAPIMux, cfg, nil, nil, keyRing, nil, fsAPI, nil, nil)
 	httputil.SetupHTTPAPI(
 		base.BaseMux,
 		base.PublicAPIMux,
diff --git a/federationapi/routing/publicrooms.go b/federationapi/routing/publicrooms.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3807a5183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/federationapi/routing/publicrooms.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package routing
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/httputil"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
+	roomserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+type PublicRoomReq struct {
+	Since  string `json:"since,omitempty"`
+	Limit  int16  `json:"limit,omitempty"`
+	Filter filter `json:"filter,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type filter struct {
+	SearchTerms string `json:"generic_search_term,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// GetPostPublicRooms implements GET and POST /publicRooms
+func GetPostPublicRooms(req *http.Request, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI) util.JSONResponse {
+	var request PublicRoomReq
+	if fillErr := fillPublicRoomsReq(req, &request); fillErr != nil {
+		return *fillErr
+	}
+	if request.Limit == 0 {
+		request.Limit = 50
+	}
+	response, err := publicRooms(req.Context(), request, rsAPI, stateAPI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+	}
+	return util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusOK,
+		JSON: response,
+	}
+}
+
+func publicRooms(ctx context.Context, request PublicRoomReq, rsAPI roomserverAPI.RoomserverInternalAPI,
+	stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI) (*gomatrixserverlib.RespPublicRooms, error) {
+
+	var response gomatrixserverlib.RespPublicRooms
+	var limit int16
+	var offset int64
+	limit = request.Limit
+	offset, err := strconv.ParseInt(request.Since, 10, 64)
+	// ParseInt returns 0 and an error when trying to parse an empty string
+	// In that case, we want to assign 0 so we ignore the error
+	if err != nil && len(request.Since) > 0 {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("strconv.ParseInt failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var queryRes roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse
+	err = rsAPI.QueryPublishedRooms(ctx, &roomserverAPI.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest{}, &queryRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("QueryPublishedRooms failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	response.TotalRoomCountEstimate = len(queryRes.RoomIDs)
+
+	if offset > 0 {
+		response.PrevBatch = strconv.Itoa(int(offset) - 1)
+	}
+	nextIndex := int(offset) + int(limit)
+	if response.TotalRoomCountEstimate > nextIndex {
+		response.NextBatch = strconv.Itoa(nextIndex)
+	}
+
+	if offset < 0 {
+		offset = 0
+	}
+	if nextIndex > len(queryRes.RoomIDs) {
+		nextIndex = len(queryRes.RoomIDs)
+	}
+	roomIDs := queryRes.RoomIDs[offset:nextIndex]
+	response.Chunk, err = fillInRooms(ctx, roomIDs, stateAPI)
+	return &response, err
+}
+
+// fillPublicRoomsReq fills the Limit, Since and Filter attributes of a GET or POST request
+// on /publicRooms by parsing the incoming HTTP request
+// Filter is only filled for POST requests
+func fillPublicRoomsReq(httpReq *http.Request, request *PublicRoomReq) *util.JSONResponse {
+	if httpReq.Method == http.MethodGet {
+		limit, err := strconv.Atoi(httpReq.FormValue("limit"))
+		// Atoi returns 0 and an error when trying to parse an empty string
+		// In that case, we want to assign 0 so we ignore the error
+		if err != nil && len(httpReq.FormValue("limit")) > 0 {
+			util.GetLogger(httpReq.Context()).WithError(err).Error("strconv.Atoi failed")
+			reqErr := jsonerror.InternalServerError()
+			return &reqErr
+		}
+		request.Limit = int16(limit)
+		request.Since = httpReq.FormValue("since")
+		return nil
+	} else if httpReq.Method == http.MethodPost {
+		return httputil.UnmarshalJSONRequest(httpReq, request)
+	}
+
+	return &util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		JSON: jsonerror.NotFound("Bad method"),
+	}
+}
+
+// due to lots of switches
+// nolint:gocyclo
+func fillInRooms(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string, stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI) ([]gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom, error) {
+	avatarTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.avatar", StateKey: ""}
+	nameTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.name", StateKey: ""}
+	canonicalTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomCanonicalAlias, StateKey: ""}
+	topicTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.topic", StateKey: ""}
+	guestTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: "m.room.guest_access", StateKey: ""}
+	visibilityTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomHistoryVisibility, StateKey: ""}
+	joinRuleTuple := gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomJoinRules, StateKey: ""}
+
+	var stateRes currentstateAPI.QueryBulkStateContentResponse
+	err := stateAPI.QueryBulkStateContent(ctx, &currentstateAPI.QueryBulkStateContentRequest{
+		RoomIDs:        roomIDs,
+		AllowWildcards: true,
+		StateTuples: []gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple{
+			nameTuple, canonicalTuple, topicTuple, guestTuple, visibilityTuple, joinRuleTuple, avatarTuple,
+			{EventType: gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember, StateKey: "*"},
+		},
+	}, &stateRes)
+	if err != nil {
+		util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("QueryBulkStateContent failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	util.GetLogger(ctx).Infof("room IDs: %+v", roomIDs)
+	util.GetLogger(ctx).Infof("State res: %+v", stateRes.Rooms)
+	chunk := make([]gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom, len(roomIDs))
+	i := 0
+	for roomID, data := range stateRes.Rooms {
+		pub := gomatrixserverlib.PublicRoom{
+			RoomID: roomID,
+		}
+		joinCount := 0
+		var joinRule, guestAccess string
+		for tuple, contentVal := range data {
+			if tuple.EventType == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember && contentVal == "join" {
+				joinCount++
+				continue
+			}
+			switch tuple {
+			case avatarTuple:
+				pub.AvatarURL = contentVal
+			case nameTuple:
+				pub.Name = contentVal
+			case topicTuple:
+				pub.Topic = contentVal
+			case canonicalTuple:
+				pub.CanonicalAlias = contentVal
+			case visibilityTuple:
+				pub.WorldReadable = contentVal == "world_readable"
+			// need both of these to determine whether guests can join
+			case joinRuleTuple:
+				joinRule = contentVal
+			case guestTuple:
+				guestAccess = contentVal
+			}
+		}
+		if joinRule == gomatrixserverlib.Public && guestAccess == "can_join" {
+			pub.GuestCanJoin = true
+		}
+		pub.JoinedMembersCount = joinCount
+		chunk[i] = pub
+		i++
+	}
+	return chunk, nil
+}
diff --git a/federationapi/routing/routing.go b/federationapi/routing/routing.go
index 0afea7d04..cd97f2978 100644
--- a/federationapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/federationapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
 	eduserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/eduserver/api"
 	federationSenderAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationsender/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func Setup(
 	keys gomatrixserverlib.JSONVerifier,
 	federation *gomatrixserverlib.FederationClient,
 	userAPI userapi.UserInternalAPI,
+	stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI,
 ) {
 	v2keysmux := publicAPIMux.PathPrefix(pathPrefixV2Keys).Subrouter()
 	v1fedmux := publicAPIMux.PathPrefix(pathPrefixV1Federation).Subrouter()
@@ -291,4 +293,10 @@ func Setup(
 			return Backfill(httpReq, request, rsAPI, vars["roomID"], cfg)
 		},
 	)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+
+	v1fedmux.Handle("/publicRooms",
+		httputil.MakeExternalAPI("federation_public_rooms", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			return GetPostPublicRooms(req, rsAPI, stateAPI)
+		}),
+	).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 }
diff --git a/federationapi/routing/send_test.go b/federationapi/routing/send_test.go
index 3f5d5f4e0..bfbdaa5ff 100644
--- a/federationapi/routing/send_test.go
+++ b/federationapi/routing/send_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ func (t *testRoomserverAPI) PerformJoin(
 ) {
 }
 
+func (t *testRoomserverAPI) PerformPublish(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *api.PerformPublishRequest,
+	res *api.PerformPublishResponse,
+) {
+}
+
 func (t *testRoomserverAPI) PerformLeave(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req *api.PerformLeaveRequest,
@@ -168,6 +175,14 @@ func (t *testRoomserverAPI) QueryMembershipForUser(
 	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
 
+func (t *testRoomserverAPI) QueryPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	request *api.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest,
+	response *api.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse,
+) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
 // Query a list of membership events for a room
 func (t *testRoomserverAPI) QueryMembershipsForRoom(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5f5a74a1b..4add4c3f5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-http-js-libp2p v0.0.0-20200518170932-783164aeeda4
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20200522092705-bc8506ccbcf3
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20190528120928-7df988a63f26
-	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200626111150-364501214328
+	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200630110352-4948932681fe
 	github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200422140631-181f1ee7401f
 	github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20190711121626-527ce5ddefc7
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.2+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 24c8d74a0..52a556977 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200625170349-8ebb44e6775d h1:v1
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200625170349-8ebb44e6775d/go.mod h1:JsAzE1Ll3+gDWS9JSUHPJiiyAksvOOnGWF2nXdg4ZzU=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200626111150-364501214328 h1:rz6aiTpUyNPRcWZBWUGDkQjI7lfeLdhzy+x/Pw2jha8=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200626111150-364501214328/go.mod h1:JsAzE1Ll3+gDWS9JSUHPJiiyAksvOOnGWF2nXdg4ZzU=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200630110352-4948932681fe h1:rCjG+azihYsO+EIdm//Zx5gQ7hzeJVraeSukLsW1Mic=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20200630110352-4948932681fe/go.mod h1:JsAzE1Ll3+gDWS9JSUHPJiiyAksvOOnGWF2nXdg4ZzU=
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200422140631-181f1ee7401f h1:pRz4VTiRCO4zPlEMc3ESdUOcW4PXHH4Kj+YDz1XyE+Y=
 github.com/matrix-org/naffka v0.0.0-20200422140631-181f1ee7401f/go.mod h1:y0oDTjZDv5SM9a2rp3bl+CU+bvTRINQsdb7YlDql5Go=
 github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20190711121626-527ce5ddefc7 h1:ntrLa/8xVzeSs8vHFHK25k0C+NV74sYMJnNSg5NoSRo=
diff --git a/internal/setup/monolith.go b/internal/setup/monolith.go
index 86275e28d..d4ae0915c 100644
--- a/internal/setup/monolith.go
+++ b/internal/setup/monolith.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/transactions"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/keyserver"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/mediaapi"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/types"
 	roomserverAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
@@ -81,13 +80,14 @@ func (m *Monolith) AddAllPublicRoutes(publicMux *mux.Router) {
 	federationapi.AddPublicRoutes(
 		publicMux, m.Config, m.UserAPI, m.FedClient,
 		m.KeyRing, m.RoomserverAPI, m.FederationSenderAPI,
-		m.EDUInternalAPI,
+		m.EDUInternalAPI, m.StateAPI,
 	)
 	mediaapi.AddPublicRoutes(publicMux, m.Config, m.UserAPI, m.Client)
-	publicroomsapi.AddPublicRoutes(
-		publicMux, m.Config, m.KafkaConsumer, m.UserAPI, m.PublicRoomsDB, m.RoomserverAPI, m.FedClient,
-		m.ExtPublicRoomsProvider,
-	)
+	/*
+		publicroomsapi.AddPublicRoutes(
+			publicMux, m.Config, m.KafkaConsumer, m.UserAPI, m.PublicRoomsDB, m.RoomserverAPI, m.FedClient,
+			m.ExtPublicRoomsProvider,
+		) */
 	syncapi.AddPublicRoutes(
 		publicMux, m.KafkaConsumer, m.UserAPI, m.RoomserverAPI, m.FedClient, m.Config,
 	)
diff --git a/roomserver/api/api.go b/roomserver/api/api.go
index 26ec8ca1d..0a5845dd6 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/api.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/api.go
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ type RoomserverInternalAPI interface {
 		res *PerformLeaveResponse,
 	) error
 
+	PerformPublish(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		req *PerformPublishRequest,
+		res *PerformPublishResponse,
+	)
+
+	QueryPublishedRooms(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		req *QueryPublishedRoomsRequest,
+		res *QueryPublishedRoomsResponse,
+	) error
+
 	// Query the latest events and state for a room from the room server.
 	QueryLatestEventsAndState(
 		ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/roomserver/api/api_trace.go b/roomserver/api/api_trace.go
index 8645b6f28..bdebc57b0 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/api_trace.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/api_trace.go
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ func (t *RoomserverInternalAPITrace) PerformLeave(
 	return err
 }
 
+func (t *RoomserverInternalAPITrace) PerformPublish(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *PerformPublishRequest,
+	res *PerformPublishResponse,
+) {
+	t.Impl.PerformPublish(ctx, req, res)
+	util.GetLogger(ctx).Infof("PerformPublish req=%+v res=%+v", js(req), js(res))
+}
+
+func (t *RoomserverInternalAPITrace) QueryPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *QueryPublishedRoomsRequest,
+	res *QueryPublishedRoomsResponse,
+) error {
+	err := t.Impl.QueryPublishedRooms(ctx, req, res)
+	util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Infof("QueryPublishedRooms req=%+v res=%+v", js(req), js(res))
+	return err
+}
+
 func (t *RoomserverInternalAPITrace) QueryLatestEventsAndState(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req *QueryLatestEventsAndStateRequest,
diff --git a/roomserver/api/perform.go b/roomserver/api/perform.go
index 5d8d88a5a..9e8447339 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/perform.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/perform.go
@@ -136,3 +136,13 @@ type PerformBackfillResponse struct {
 	// Missing events, arbritrary order.
 	Events []gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent `json:"events"`
 }
+
+type PerformPublishRequest struct {
+	RoomID     string
+	Visibility string
+}
+
+type PerformPublishResponse struct {
+	// If non-nil, the publish request failed. Contains more information why it failed.
+	Error *PerformError
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/api/query.go b/roomserver/api/query.go
index f0cb9374b..4e1d09c30 100644
--- a/roomserver/api/query.go
+++ b/roomserver/api/query.go
@@ -215,3 +215,13 @@ type QueryRoomVersionForRoomRequest struct {
 type QueryRoomVersionForRoomResponse struct {
 	RoomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion `json:"room_version"`
 }
+
+type QueryPublishedRoomsRequest struct {
+	// Optional. If specified, returns whether this room is published or not.
+	RoomID string
+}
+
+type QueryPublishedRoomsResponse struct {
+	// The list of published rooms.
+	RoomIDs []string
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/perform_publish.go b/roomserver/internal/perform_publish.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7863620a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roomserver/internal/perform_publish.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
+)
+
+func (r *RoomserverInternalAPI) PerformPublish(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *api.PerformPublishRequest,
+	res *api.PerformPublishResponse,
+) {
+	err := r.DB.PublishRoom(ctx, req.RoomID, req.Visibility == "public")
+	if err != nil {
+		res.Error = &api.PerformError{
+			Msg: err.Error(),
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/query.go b/roomserver/internal/query.go
index 19236bfbd..7fa3247a6 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/query.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/query.go
@@ -930,3 +930,16 @@ func (r *RoomserverInternalAPI) QueryRoomVersionForRoom(
 	r.Cache.StoreRoomVersion(request.RoomID, response.RoomVersion)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (r *RoomserverInternalAPI) QueryPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *api.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest,
+	res *api.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse,
+) error {
+	rooms, err := r.DB.GetPublishedRooms(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	res.RoomIDs = rooms
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/inthttp/client.go b/roomserver/inthttp/client.go
index 8a2b1204c..ad24af4ad 100644
--- a/roomserver/inthttp/client.go
+++ b/roomserver/inthttp/client.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	RoomserverPerformJoinPath     = "/roomserver/performJoin"
 	RoomserverPerformLeavePath    = "/roomserver/performLeave"
 	RoomserverPerformBackfillPath = "/roomserver/performBackfill"
+	RoomserverPerformPublishPath  = "/roomserver/performPublish"
 
 	// Query operations
 	RoomserverQueryLatestEventsAndStatePath    = "/roomserver/queryLatestEventsAndState"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 	RoomserverQueryStateAndAuthChainPath       = "/roomserver/queryStateAndAuthChain"
 	RoomserverQueryRoomVersionCapabilitiesPath = "/roomserver/queryRoomVersionCapabilities"
 	RoomserverQueryRoomVersionForRoomPath      = "/roomserver/queryRoomVersionForRoom"
+	RoomserverQueryPublishedRoomsPath          = "/roomserver/queryPublishedRooms"
 )
 
 type httpRoomserverInternalAPI struct {
@@ -194,6 +196,23 @@ func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) PerformLeave(
 	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
 }
 
+func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) PerformPublish(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *api.PerformPublishRequest,
+	res *api.PerformPublishResponse,
+) {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "PerformPublish")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.roomserverURL + RoomserverPerformPublishPath
+	err := httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, req, res)
+	if err != nil {
+		res.Error = &api.PerformError{
+			Msg: fmt.Sprintf("failed to communicate with roomserver: %s", err),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // QueryLatestEventsAndState implements RoomserverQueryAPI
 func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) QueryLatestEventsAndState(
 	ctx context.Context,
@@ -233,6 +252,18 @@ func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) QueryEventsByID(
 	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
 }
 
+func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) QueryPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	request *api.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest,
+	response *api.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse,
+) error {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "QueryPublishedRooms")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.roomserverURL + RoomserverQueryPublishedRoomsPath
+	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
+}
+
 // QueryMembershipForUser implements RoomserverQueryAPI
 func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) QueryMembershipForUser(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/roomserver/inthttp/server.go b/roomserver/inthttp/server.go
index 1c47e87e2..bb54abf9c 100644
--- a/roomserver/inthttp/server.go
+++ b/roomserver/inthttp/server.go
@@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ func AddRoutes(r api.RoomserverInternalAPI, internalAPIMux *mux.Router) {
 			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
 		}),
 	)
+	internalAPIMux.Handle(RoomserverPerformPublishPath,
+		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("performPublish", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			var request api.PerformPublishRequest
+			var response api.PerformPublishResponse
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return util.MessageResponse(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+			}
+			r.PerformPublish(req.Context(), &request, &response)
+			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
+		}),
+	)
+	internalAPIMux.Handle(
+		RoomserverQueryPublishedRoomsPath,
+		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("queryPublishedRooms", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			var request api.QueryPublishedRoomsRequest
+			var response api.QueryPublishedRoomsResponse
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			if err := r.QueryPublishedRooms(req.Context(), &request, &response); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
+		}),
+	)
 	internalAPIMux.Handle(
 		RoomserverQueryLatestEventsAndStatePath,
 		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("queryLatestEventsAndState", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/interface.go b/roomserver/storage/interface.go
index 0c4e2e0b5..5c916f294 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/interface.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/interface.go
@@ -139,4 +139,8 @@ type Database interface {
 	EventsFromIDs(ctx context.Context, eventIDs []string) ([]types.Event, error)
 	// Look up the room version for a given room.
 	GetRoomVersionForRoom(ctx context.Context, roomID string) (gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion, error)
+	// Publish or unpublish a room from the room directory.
+	PublishRoom(ctx context.Context, roomID string, publish bool) error
+	// Returns a list of room IDs for rooms which are published.
+	GetPublishedRooms(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error)
 }
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/published_table.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/published_table.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23a9b067e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/published_table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/shared"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/tables"
+)
+
+const publishedSchema = `
+-- Stores which rooms are published in the room directory
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS roomserver_published (
+    -- The room ID of the room
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    -- Whether it is published or not
+    published BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false
+);
+`
+
+const upsertPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"INSERT INTO roomserver_published (room_id, published) VALUES ($1, $2) " +
+	"ON CONFLICT (room_id) DO UPDATE SET published=$2"
+
+const selectAllPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id FROM roomserver_published WHERE published = $1 ORDER BY room_id ASC"
+
+const selectPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT published FROM roomserver_published WHERE room_id = $1"
+
+type publishedStatements struct {
+	upsertPublishedStmt    *sql.Stmt
+	selectAllPublishedStmt *sql.Stmt
+	selectPublishedStmt    *sql.Stmt
+}
+
+func NewPostgresPublishedTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.Published, error) {
+	s := &publishedStatements{}
+	_, err := db.Exec(publishedSchema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return s, shared.StatementList{
+		{&s.upsertPublishedStmt, upsertPublishedSQL},
+		{&s.selectAllPublishedStmt, selectAllPublishedSQL},
+		{&s.selectPublishedStmt, selectPublishedSQL},
+	}.Prepare(db)
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) UpsertRoomPublished(
+	ctx context.Context, roomID string, published bool,
+) (err error) {
+	_, err = s.upsertPublishedStmt.ExecContext(ctx, roomID, published)
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) SelectPublishedFromRoomID(
+	ctx context.Context, roomID string,
+) (published bool, err error) {
+	err = s.selectPublishedStmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, roomID).Scan(&published)
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) SelectAllPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context, published bool,
+) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := s.selectAllPublishedStmt.QueryContext(ctx, published)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "selectAllPublishedStmt: rows.close() failed")
+
+	var roomIDs []string
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var roomID string
+		if err = rows.Scan(&roomID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		roomIDs = append(roomIDs, roomID)
+	}
+	return roomIDs, rows.Err()
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
index d76ee0a92..23d078e4a 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/storage.go
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ func Open(dataSourceName string, dbProperties sqlutil.DbProperties) (*Database,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	published, err := NewPostgresPublishedTable(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	d.Database = shared.Database{
 		DB:                  db,
 		EventTypesTable:     eventTypes,
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ func Open(dataSourceName string, dbProperties sqlutil.DbProperties) (*Database,
 		RoomAliasesTable:    roomAliases,
 		InvitesTable:        invites,
 		MembershipTable:     membership,
+		PublishedTable:      published,
 	}
 	return &d, nil
 }
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index e6d0e34e2..166822d0c 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Database struct {
 	PrevEventsTable     tables.PreviousEvents
 	InvitesTable        tables.Invites
 	MembershipTable     tables.Membership
+	PublishedTable      tables.Published
 }
 
 func (d *Database) EventTypeNIDs(
@@ -420,6 +421,14 @@ func (d *Database) StoreEvent(
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Database) PublishRoom(ctx context.Context, roomID string, publish bool) error {
+	return d.PublishedTable.UpsertRoomPublished(ctx, roomID, publish)
+}
+
+func (d *Database) GetPublishedRooms(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	return d.PublishedTable.SelectAllPublishedRooms(ctx, true)
+}
+
 func (d *Database) assignRoomNID(
 	ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx,
 	roomID string, roomVersion gomatrixserverlib.RoomVersion,
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/published_table.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/published_table.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9995fff6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/published_table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package sqlite3
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/shared"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage/tables"
+)
+
+const publishedSchema = `
+-- Stores which rooms are published in the room directory
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS roomserver_published (
+    -- The room ID of the room
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    -- Whether it is published or not
+    published BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false
+);
+`
+
+const upsertPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO roomserver_published (room_id, published) VALUES ($1, $2)"
+
+const selectAllPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT room_id FROM roomserver_published WHERE published = $1 ORDER BY room_id ASC"
+
+const selectPublishedSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT published FROM roomserver_published WHERE room_id = $1"
+
+type publishedStatements struct {
+	upsertPublishedStmt    *sql.Stmt
+	selectAllPublishedStmt *sql.Stmt
+	selectPublishedStmt    *sql.Stmt
+}
+
+func NewSqlitePublishedTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.Published, error) {
+	s := &publishedStatements{}
+	_, err := db.Exec(publishedSchema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return s, shared.StatementList{
+		{&s.upsertPublishedStmt, upsertPublishedSQL},
+		{&s.selectAllPublishedStmt, selectAllPublishedSQL},
+		{&s.selectPublishedStmt, selectPublishedSQL},
+	}.Prepare(db)
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) UpsertRoomPublished(
+	ctx context.Context, roomID string, published bool,
+) (err error) {
+	_, err = s.upsertPublishedStmt.ExecContext(ctx, roomID, published)
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) SelectPublishedFromRoomID(
+	ctx context.Context, roomID string,
+) (published bool, err error) {
+	err = s.selectPublishedStmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, roomID).Scan(&published)
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *publishedStatements) SelectAllPublishedRooms(
+	ctx context.Context, published bool,
+) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := s.selectAllPublishedStmt.QueryContext(ctx, published)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer internal.CloseAndLogIfError(ctx, rows, "selectAllPublishedStmt: rows.close() failed")
+
+	var roomIDs []string
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var roomID string
+		if err = rows.Scan(&roomID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		roomIDs = append(roomIDs, roomID)
+	}
+	return roomIDs, rows.Err()
+}
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index 8e9352192..767b13ce0 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ func Open(dataSourceName string) (*Database, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	published, err := NewSqlitePublishedTable(d.db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	d.Database = shared.Database{
 		DB:                  d.db,
 		EventsTable:         d.events,
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ func Open(dataSourceName string) (*Database, error) {
 		RoomAliasesTable:    roomAliases,
 		InvitesTable:        d.invites,
 		MembershipTable:     d.membership,
+		PublishedTable:      published,
 	}
 	return &d, nil
 }
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go b/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
index 3aa8c538c..7499089ca 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/tables/interface.go
@@ -120,3 +120,9 @@ type Membership interface {
 	SelectMembershipsFromRoomAndMembership(ctx context.Context, roomNID types.RoomNID, membership MembershipState, localOnly bool) (eventNIDs []types.EventNID, err error)
 	UpdateMembership(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, roomNID types.RoomNID, targetUserNID types.EventStateKeyNID, senderUserNID types.EventStateKeyNID, membership MembershipState, eventNID types.EventNID) error
 }
+
+type Published interface {
+	UpsertRoomPublished(ctx context.Context, roomID string, published bool) (err error)
+	SelectPublishedFromRoomID(ctx context.Context, roomID string) (published bool, err error)
+	SelectAllPublishedRooms(ctx context.Context, published bool) ([]string, error)
+}
diff --git a/sytest-whitelist b/sytest-whitelist
index d055e75a2..85517cf9a 100644
--- a/sytest-whitelist
+++ b/sytest-whitelist
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ Outbound federation can query profile data
 /event/ on joined room works
 /event/ does not allow access to events before the user joined
 Federation key API allows unsigned requests for keys
+GET /publicRooms lists rooms
+GET /publicRooms includes avatar URLs
 Can paginate public room list
+GET /publicRooms lists newly-created room
+Name/topic keys are correct
 GET /directory/room/:room_alias yields room ID
 PUT /directory/room/:room_alias creates alias
 Room aliases can contain Unicode