diff --git a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
index 0a660ddf5..f7000743f 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ async fn sync_helper(
 			lazy_load_enabled,
 			lazy_load_send_redundant,
 			full_state,
+			&compiled_filter,
 			&mut device_list_updates,
 			&mut left_encrypted_users,
 		)
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ async fn sync_helper(
 			&next_batch_string,
 			full_state,
 			lazy_load_enabled,
+			&compiled_filter,
 		)
 		.instrument(Span::current())
 		.await?;
@@ -474,9 +476,10 @@ async fn sync_helper(
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(user_id = %sender_user, room_id = %room_id))]
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn handle_left_room(
 	since: u64, room_id: &RoomId, sender_user: &UserId, left_rooms: &mut BTreeMap<ruma::OwnedRoomId, LeftRoom>,
-	next_batch_string: &str, full_state: bool, lazy_load_enabled: bool,
+	next_batch_string: &str, full_state: bool, lazy_load_enabled: bool, filter: &CompiledFilterDefinition<'_>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
 	{
 		// Get and drop the lock to wait for remaining operations to finish
@@ -503,6 +506,20 @@ async fn handle_left_room(
 		return Ok(());
 	}
 
+	let timeline = if filter.room.timeline.room_allowed(room_id) {
+		Timeline {
+			limited: false,
+			prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.to_owned()),
+			events: vec![],
+		}
+	} else {
+		Timeline {
+			limited: false,
+			prev_batch: None,
+			events: vec![],
+		}
+	};
+
 	if !services().rooms.metadata.exists(room_id)? {
 		// This is just a rejected invite, not a room we know
 		// Insert a leave event anyways
@@ -535,11 +552,7 @@ async fn handle_left_room(
 				account_data: RoomAccountData {
 					events: Vec::new(),
 				},
-				timeline: Timeline {
-					limited: false,
-					prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.to_owned()),
-					events: Vec::new(),
-				},
+				timeline,
 				state: State {
 					events: vec![event.to_sync_state_event()],
 				},
@@ -624,11 +637,7 @@ async fn handle_left_room(
 			account_data: RoomAccountData {
 				events: Vec::new(),
 			},
-			timeline: Timeline {
-				limited: false,
-				prev_batch: Some(next_batch_string.to_owned()),
-				events: Vec::new(),
-			},
+			timeline,
 			state: State {
 				events: left_state_events,
 			},
@@ -687,8 +696,10 @@ async fn process_presence_updates(
 async fn load_joined_room(
 	sender_user: &UserId, sender_device: &DeviceId, room_id: &RoomId, since: u64, sincecount: PduCount,
 	next_batch: u64, next_batchcount: PduCount, lazy_load_enabled: bool, lazy_load_send_redundant: bool,
-	full_state: bool, device_list_updates: &mut HashSet<OwnedUserId>, left_encrypted_users: &mut HashSet<OwnedUserId>,
+	full_state: bool, filter: &CompiledFilterDefinition<'_>, device_list_updates: &mut HashSet<OwnedUserId>,
+	left_encrypted_users: &mut HashSet<OwnedUserId>,
 ) -> Result<JoinedRoom> {
+	// TODO: can we skip this when the room is filtered out?
 	{
 		// Get and drop the lock to wait for remaining operations to finish
 		// This will make sure the we have all events until next_batch
@@ -705,7 +716,7 @@ async fn load_joined_room(
 		drop(insert_lock);
 	};
 
-	let (timeline_pdus, limited) = load_timeline(sender_user, room_id, sincecount, 10)?;
+	let (timeline_pdus, limited) = load_timeline(sender_user, room_id, sincecount, 10, Some(filter))?;
 
 	let send_notification_counts = !timeline_pdus.is_empty()
 		|| services()
@@ -1178,9 +1189,17 @@ async fn load_joined_room(
 
 fn load_timeline(
 	sender_user: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId, roomsincecount: PduCount, limit: u64,
+	filter: Option<&CompiledFilterDefinition<'_>>,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<(PduCount, PduEvent)>, bool), Error> {
 	let timeline_pdus;
 	let limited;
+
+	if let Some(filter) = filter {
+		if !filter.room.timeline.room_allowed(room_id) {
+			return Ok((vec![], false));
+		}
+	}
+
 	if services()
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
@@ -1577,7 +1596,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_events_v4_route(
 	for (room_id, (required_state_request, timeline_limit, roomsince)) in &todo_rooms {
 		let roomsincecount = PduCount::Normal(*roomsince);
 
-		let (timeline_pdus, limited) = load_timeline(&sender_user, room_id, roomsincecount, *timeline_limit)?;
+		let (timeline_pdus, limited) = load_timeline(&sender_user, room_id, roomsincecount, *timeline_limit, None)?;
 
 		if roomsince != &0 && timeline_pdus.is_empty() {
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/utils/filter.rs b/src/utils/filter.rs
index caf9cef33..3b2f9af2d 100644
--- a/src/utils/filter.rs
+++ b/src/utils/filter.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 //! In `/messages`, if the room is rejected by the filter, we can skip the
 //! entire request. The outer loop of our `/sync` implementation is over rooms,
 //! and so we are able to skip work for an entire room if it is rejected by the
-//! top-level `filter.rooms.room`.
+//! top-level `filter.rooms.room`. Similarly, when a room is rejected for all
+//! events in a particular category, we can skip work generating events in that
+//! category for the rejected room.
 
 use std::{collections::HashSet, hash::Hash};
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ pub(crate) struct CompiledFilterDefinition<'a> {
 
 pub(crate) struct CompiledRoomFilter<'a> {
 	rooms: AllowDenyList<'a, RoomId>,
+	pub(crate) timeline: CompiledRoomEventFilter<'a>,
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct CompiledRoomEventFilter<'a> {
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a RoomFilter> for CompiledRoomFilter<'a> {
 			// TODO: consider calculating the intersection of room filters in
 			// all of the sub-filters
 			rooms: AllowDenyList::from_slices(source.rooms.as_deref(), &source.not_rooms),
+			timeline: (&source.timeline).try_into()?,
 		})
 	}
 }