diff --git a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
index 94637b9cd45..9da06580dc5 100644
--- a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStore.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export default class RightPanelStore extends ReadyWatchingStore {
                 if (this.currentCard.phase !== RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary) {
                     this.setCard({ phase: RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary, state: { focusRoomSearch: true } });
                 }
+                this.show(null);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
index deffe045e64..afb74425636 100644
--- a/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
+++ b/src/stores/right-panel/RightPanelStoreIPanelState.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export interface IRightPanelCardStateStored {
     initialEventId?: string;
     isInitialEventHighlighted?: boolean;
     initialEventScrollIntoView?: boolean;
+    // room summary card
+    focusRoomSearch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IRightPanelCard {
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export function convertCardToStore(panelState: IRightPanelCard): IRightPanelCard
         memberInfoEventId: !!state?.memberInfoEvent?.getId() ? state.memberInfoEvent.getId() : undefined,
         initialEventId: !!state?.initialEvent?.getId() ? state.initialEvent.getId() : undefined,
         memberId: !!state?.member?.userId ? state.member.userId : undefined,
+        focusRoomSearch: state.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: stateStored, phase: panelState.phase };
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ function convertStoreToCard(panelStateStore: IRightPanelCardStored, room: Room):
             : undefined,
         initialEvent: !!stateStored?.initialEventId ? room.findEventById(stateStored.initialEventId) : undefined,
         member: (!!stateStored?.memberId && room.getMember(stateStored.memberId)) || undefined,
+        focusRoomSearch: stateStored?.focusRoomSearch,
     };
 
     return { state: state, phase: panelStateStore.phase };