diff --git a/libraries/roomselect/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/roomselect/impl/RoomSelectView.kt b/libraries/roomselect/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/roomselect/impl/RoomSelectView.kt
index 9c351a3a9e..77df71c268 100644
--- a/libraries/roomselect/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/roomselect/impl/RoomSelectView.kt
+++ b/libraries/roomselect/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/roomselect/impl/RoomSelectView.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameter
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -235,8 +236,8 @@ private fun RoomSummaryView(
             // Name
             Text(
                 style = ElementTheme.typography.fontBodyLgRegular,
-                // If name is null, we do not have space to render "No room name", so just use `#` here.
-                text = summary.name ?: "#",
+                text = summary.name ?: stringResource(id = CommonStrings.common_no_room_name),
+                fontStyle = FontStyle.Italic.takeIf { summary.name == null },
                 color = ElementTheme.colors.textPrimary,
                 maxLines = 1,
                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis