diff --git a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index 51dcb8887..aec15ab22 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -27,23 +27,24 @@ import (
 const redactionsArePermanent = true
 
 type Database struct {
-	DB                  *sql.DB
-	Cache               caching.RoomServerCaches
-	Writer              sqlutil.Writer
-	EventsTable         tables.Events
-	EventJSONTable      tables.EventJSON
-	EventTypesTable     tables.EventTypes
-	EventStateKeysTable tables.EventStateKeys
-	RoomsTable          tables.Rooms
-	TransactionsTable   tables.Transactions
-	StateSnapshotTable  tables.StateSnapshot
-	StateBlockTable     tables.StateBlock
-	RoomAliasesTable    tables.RoomAliases
-	PrevEventsTable     tables.PreviousEvents
-	InvitesTable        tables.Invites
-	MembershipTable     tables.Membership
-	PublishedTable      tables.Published
-	RedactionsTable     tables.Redactions
+	DB                         *sql.DB
+	Cache                      caching.RoomServerCaches
+	Writer                     sqlutil.Writer
+	EventsTable                tables.Events
+	EventJSONTable             tables.EventJSON
+	EventTypesTable            tables.EventTypes
+	EventStateKeysTable        tables.EventStateKeys
+	RoomsTable                 tables.Rooms
+	TransactionsTable          tables.Transactions
+	StateSnapshotTable         tables.StateSnapshot
+	StateBlockTable            tables.StateBlock
+	RoomAliasesTable           tables.RoomAliases
+	PrevEventsTable            tables.PreviousEvents
+	InvitesTable               tables.Invites
+	MembershipTable            tables.Membership
+	PublishedTable             tables.Published
+	RedactionsTable            tables.Redactions
+	GetLatestEventsForUpdateFn func(ctx context.Context, roomInfo types.RoomInfo) (*LatestEventsUpdater, error)
 }
 
 func (d *Database) SupportsConcurrentRoomInputs() bool {
@@ -372,6 +373,9 @@ func (d *Database) MembershipUpdater(
 func (d *Database) GetLatestEventsForUpdate(
 	ctx context.Context, roomInfo types.RoomInfo,
 ) (*LatestEventsUpdater, error) {
+	if d.GetLatestEventsForUpdateFn != nil {
+		return d.GetLatestEventsForUpdateFn(ctx, roomInfo)
+	}
 	txn, err := d.DB.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index 4a74bf736..6d9b860f5 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -120,23 +120,24 @@ func Open(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions, cache caching.RoomServerCaches)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	d.Database = shared.Database{
-		DB:                  d.db,
-		Cache:               cache,
-		Writer:              d.writer,
-		EventsTable:         d.events,
-		EventTypesTable:     d.eventTypes,
-		EventStateKeysTable: d.eventStateKeys,
-		EventJSONTable:      d.eventJSON,
-		RoomsTable:          d.rooms,
-		TransactionsTable:   d.transactions,
-		StateBlockTable:     stateBlock,
-		StateSnapshotTable:  stateSnapshot,
-		PrevEventsTable:     d.prevEvents,
-		RoomAliasesTable:    roomAliases,
-		InvitesTable:        d.invites,
-		MembershipTable:     d.membership,
-		PublishedTable:      published,
-		RedactionsTable:     redactions,
+		DB:                         d.db,
+		Cache:                      cache,
+		Writer:                     d.writer,
+		EventsTable:                d.events,
+		EventTypesTable:            d.eventTypes,
+		EventStateKeysTable:        d.eventStateKeys,
+		EventJSONTable:             d.eventJSON,
+		RoomsTable:                 d.rooms,
+		TransactionsTable:          d.transactions,
+		StateBlockTable:            stateBlock,
+		StateSnapshotTable:         stateSnapshot,
+		PrevEventsTable:            d.prevEvents,
+		RoomAliasesTable:           roomAliases,
+		InvitesTable:               d.invites,
+		MembershipTable:            d.membership,
+		PublishedTable:             published,
+		RedactionsTable:            redactions,
+		GetLatestEventsForUpdateFn: d.GetLatestEventsForUpdate,
 	}
 	return &d, nil
 }