diff --git a/lib/sync.js b/lib/sync.js
index f66a1133a..df7df05a5 100644
--- a/lib/sync.js
+++ b/lib/sync.js
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ function SyncApi(client, opts) {
     this._keepAliveTimer = null;
     this._connectionReturnedDefer = null;
     this._notifEvents = []; // accumulator of sync events in the current sync response
+
+    reEmit(client, client.getNotifTimelineSet(), ["Room.timeline"]);
 }
 
 /**