diff --git a/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt b/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
index 96e9f9344b..ba3e8592b6 100644
--- a/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
+++ b/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactory.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.AvatarSize
 import io.element.android.libraries.eventformatter.api.RoomLatestEventFormatter
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.room.CallIntentConsensus
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.room.CurrentUserMembership
+import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.room.RoomInfo
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.roomlist.LatestEventValue
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.roomlist.RoomSummary
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.ui.model.dmUserStatus
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class RoomListRoomSummaryFactory(
                 mode = DateFormatterMode.TimeOrDate,
                 useRelative = true,
             ),
-            latestEvent = computeLatestEvent(roomSummary.latestEvent, roomInfo.isDm),
+            latestEvent = computeLatestEvent(roomSummary.latestEvent, roomInfo.hasOnlyTwoMembers()),
             avatarData = avatarData,
             userDefinedNotificationMode = roomInfo.userDefinedNotificationMode,
             hasRoomCall = roomInfo.hasRoomCall,
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ class RoomListRoomSummaryFactory(
         )
     }
 
+    private fun RoomInfo.hasOnlyTwoMembers(): Boolean {
+        return isDm || activeMembersCount <= 2
+    }
+
     private fun computeLatestEvent(latestEvent: LatestEventValue, dm: Boolean): LatestEvent {
         return when (latestEvent) {
             is LatestEventValue.None -> {
diff --git a/features/home/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactoryTest.kt b/features/home/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactoryTest.kt
index 5f307918be..bfd92094a5 100644
--- a/features/home/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/features/home/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/datasource/RoomListRoomSummaryFactoryTest.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,36 @@
 
 package io.element.android.features.home.impl.datasource
 
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import io.element.android.libraries.dateformatter.api.DateFormatter
 import io.element.android.libraries.dateformatter.test.FakeDateFormatter
 import io.element.android.libraries.eventformatter.api.RoomLatestEventFormatter
 import io.element.android.libraries.eventformatter.test.FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter
+import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.test.room.aRoomInfo
+import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.test.room.aRoomSummary
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class RoomListRoomSummaryFactoryTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `a room with two members does not prefix its preview with the sender`() {
+        val formatter = FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter()
+        val factory = aRoomListRoomSummaryFactory(roomLatestEventFormatter = formatter)
+
+        factory.create(aRoomSummary(info = aRoomInfo(isDm = false, activeMembersCount = 2)))
+
+        assertThat(formatter.lastIsDmRoom).isTrue()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a room with more than two members prefixes its preview with the sender`() {
+        val formatter = FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter()
+        val factory = aRoomListRoomSummaryFactory(roomLatestEventFormatter = formatter)
+
+        factory.create(aRoomSummary(info = aRoomInfo(isDm = false, activeMembersCount = 3)))
+
+        assertThat(formatter.lastIsDmRoom).isFalse()
+    }
+}
 
 fun aRoomListRoomSummaryFactory(
     dateFormatter: DateFormatter = FakeDateFormatter { _, _, _ -> "Today" },
diff --git a/libraries/eventformatter/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/test/FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter.kt b/libraries/eventformatter/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/test/FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter.kt
index 5e1a056a6c..de1b40e14c 100644
--- a/libraries/eventformatter/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/test/FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter.kt
+++ b/libraries/eventformatter/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/test/FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter.kt
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.roomlist.LatestEventValue
 class FakeRoomLatestEventFormatter : RoomLatestEventFormatter {
     private var result: CharSequence? = null
 
+    var lastIsDmRoom: Boolean? = null
+        private set
+
     override fun format(latestEvent: LatestEventValue.Local, isDmRoom: Boolean): CharSequence? {
+        lastIsDmRoom = isDmRoom
         return result
     }
 
     override fun format(latestEvent: LatestEventValue.Remote, isDmRoom: Boolean): CharSequence? {
+        lastIsDmRoom = isDmRoom
         return result
     }