diff --git a/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/KnockRequestsBannerState.kt b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/KnockRequestsBannerState.kt
index 5ad89b239a..e65cd2fb26 100644
--- a/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/KnockRequestsBannerState.kt
+++ b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/KnockRequestsBannerState.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.knockrequests.impl.KnockRequest
 import io.element.android.features.knockrequests.impl.R
 import io.element.android.features.knockrequests.impl.getBestName
 import io.element.android.libraries.architecture.AsyncAction
+import io.element.android.libraries.core.extensions.firstIfSingle
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 
 data class KnockRequestsBannerState(
@@ -23,17 +24,8 @@ data class KnockRequestsBannerState(
     val canAccept: Boolean,
     val eventSink: (KnockRequestsBannerEvents) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    val subtitle = if (knockRequests.size == 1) {
-        knockRequests.first().userId.value
-    } else {
-        null
-    }
-
-    val reason = if (knockRequests.size == 1) {
-        knockRequests.first().reason
-    } else {
-        null
-    }
+    val subtitle = knockRequests.firstIfSingle()?.userId?.value
+    val reason = knockRequests.firstIfSingle()?.reason
 
     @Composable
     fun formattedTitle(): String {
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/List.kt b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/List.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dee04408a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/List.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ * Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.libraries.core.extensions
+
+/**
+ * Returns the first element if the list contains exactly one element, otherwise returns null.
+ */
+inline fun <reified T> List<T>.firstIfSingle(): T? {
+    return if (size == 1) first() else null
+}