diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
index 6fd77c4f29..4b0566fe33 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
@@ -398,6 +398,22 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
             }
 
             return memberCount;
+        },
+        
+        /**
+         * Get the member object of a room member
+         * @param {String} room_id the room id
+         * @param {String} user_id the id of the user
+         * @returns {undefined | Object} the member object of this user in this room if he is part of the room
+         */
+        getMember: function(room_id, user_id) {
+            var member;
+            
+            var room = $rootScope.events.rooms[room_id];
+            if (room) {
+                member = room.members[user_id];
+            }
+            return member;
         }
     };
 }]);
diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents-filter.js b/webclient/recents/recents-filter.js
index 67fe49d4b6..2fd4dbe98b 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents-filter.js
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents-filter.js
@@ -17,19 +17,27 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('RecentsController')
-.filter('orderRecents', ["eventHandlerService", function(eventHandlerService) {
+.filter('orderRecents', ["matrixService", "eventHandlerService", function(matrixService, eventHandlerService) {
     return function(rooms) {
 
+        var user_id = matrixService.config().user_id;
+
         // Transform the dict into an array
         // The key, room_id, is already in value objects
         var filtered = [];
         angular.forEach(rooms, function(room, room_id) {
 
-            // Count users here
-            // TODO: Compute it directly in eventHandlerService
-            room.numUsersInRoom = eventHandlerService.getUsersCountInRoom(room_id);
+            // Show the room only if the user has joined it or has been invited
+            // (ie, do not show it if he has been banned)
+            var member = eventHandlerService.getMember(room_id, user_id);
+            if (member && ("invite" === member.membership || "join" === member.membership)) {
+            
+                // Count users here
+                // TODO: Compute it directly in eventHandlerService
+                room.numUsersInRoom = eventHandlerService.getUsersCountInRoom(room_id);
 
-            filtered.push(room);
+                filtered.push(room);
+            }
         });
 
         // And time sort them