diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/memberlist/MemberListViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/memberlist/MemberListViewModel.ts
index 1c14cc712a..f285a59366 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/memberlist/MemberListViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/memberlist/MemberListViewModel.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ export function useMemberListViewModel(roomId: string): MemberListViewState {
     });
 
     useTypedEventEmitter(cli, RoomStateEvent.Update, (state: RoomState) => {
-        if (state.roomId === roomId) loadMembers();
+        if (state.roomId === roomId) {
+            loadMembers();
+            // Power level and join rule changes both surface here, and both can change whether we may
+            // invite. Mirrors RoomSummaryCardViewModel, which recomputes canInviteTo on the same event.
+            setCanInvite(getCanUserInviteToThisRoom());
+        }
     });
 
     useTypedEventEmitter(cli, RoomMemberEvent.Name, (_: MatrixEvent, member: SdkRoomMember) => {
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/memberlist/MemberListHeaderView-test.ts b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/memberlist/MemberListHeaderView-test.ts
index b9904edf21..18016ceaf7 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/memberlist/MemberListHeaderView-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/memberlist/MemberListHeaderView-test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { act, fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from "jest-matrix-react";
-import { RoomMember, User, RoomEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { RoomMember, User, RoomEvent, RoomStateEvent, type RoomState } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { KnownMembership } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
 import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
 
@@ -99,6 +99,26 @@ describe("MemberListHeaderView", () => {
             );
         });
 
+        it("Updates the invite button when a power level change grants invite rights", async () => {
+            const { memberListRoom, client, reRender } = rendered;
+            jest.spyOn(memberListRoom, "getMyMembership").mockReturnValue(KnownMembership.Join);
+            jest.spyOn(memberListRoom, "canInvite").mockReturnValue(false);
+            await reRender();
+            await waitFor(() =>
+                expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Invite" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-disabled", "true"),
+            );
+
+            // Grant the right to invite, and announce it the way a power level change does
+            jest.spyOn(memberListRoom, "canInvite").mockReturnValue(true);
+            act(() => {
+                client.emit(RoomStateEvent.Update, { roomId: memberListRoom.roomId } as RoomState);
+            });
+
+            await waitFor(() =>
+                expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Invite" })).not.toHaveAttribute("aria-disabled", "true"),
+            );
+        });
+
         it("Opens room inviter on button click", async () => {
             const { memberListRoom, reRender } = rendered;
             jest.spyOn(defaultDispatcher, "dispatch");