diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index f5d6a74a0..ae98f0482 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -1369,9 +1369,15 @@ MatrixClient.prototype.sendReceipt = function(event, receiptType, callback) {
         $receiptType: receiptType,
         $eventId: event.getId()
     });
-    return this._http.authedRequestWithPrefix(
+    var promise = this._http.authedRequestWithPrefix(
         callback, "POST", path, undefined, {}, httpApi.PREFIX_V2_ALPHA
     );
+
+    var room = this.getRoom(event.getRoomId());
+    if (room) {
+        room._addLocalEchoReceipt(this.credentials.userId, event, receiptType);
+    }
+    return promise;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/models/room.js b/lib/models/room.js
index 04b5599f8..29b2e8ae9 100644
--- a/lib/models/room.js
+++ b/lib/models/room.js
@@ -620,6 +620,17 @@ Room.prototype.addReceipt = function(event) {
     this.emit("Room.receipt", event, this);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Add a temporary local-echo receipt to the room to reflect in the
+ * client the fact that we've sent one.
+ * @param {string} user_id The user ID if the receipt sender
+ * @param {MatrixEvent} e The event that is to be acknowledged
+ * @param {string} receipt_type The type of receipt
+ */
+Room.prototype._addLocalEchoReceipt = function(user_id, e, receipt_type) {
+    this.addReceipt(synthesizeReceipt(user_id, e, receipt_type));
+};
+
 /**
  * Update the room-tag event for the room.  The previous one is overwritten.
  * @param {MatrixEvent} event the m.tag event