diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index 79698e475d..54772b8a2f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var classNames = require('classnames');
 var dis = require("../../../dispatcher");
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('../../../MatrixClientPeg');
+var DMRoomMap = require('../../../utils/DMRoomMap');
 var sdk = require('../../../index');
 var ContextualMenu = require('../../structures/ContextualMenu');
 var RoomNotifs = require('../../../RoomNotifs');
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return this.state.notifState != RoomNotifs.MUTE;
     },
 
+    _isDirectMessageRoom: function(roomId) {
+        const dmRoomMap = new DMRoomMap(MatrixClientPeg.get());
+        var dmRooms = dmRoomMap.getUserIdForRoomId(roomId);
+        if (dmRooms) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    },
+
     onAccountData: function(accountDataEvent) {
         if (accountDataEvent.getType() == 'm.push_rules') {
             this.setState({
@@ -259,6 +270,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         var RoomAvatar = sdk.getComponent('avatars.RoomAvatar');
 
+        var directMessageIndicator;
+        if (this._isDirectMessageRoom(this.props.room)) {
+            directMessageIndicator = <img src="img/icon_person.svg" className="mx_RoomTile_dm" width="11" height="13" alt="dm"/>;
+        }
+
         // These props are injected by React DnD,
         // as defined by your `collect` function above:
         var isDragging = this.props.isDragging;
@@ -271,6 +287,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar_menu" onClick={this.onAvatarClicked}>
                         <div className={avatarContainerClasses}>
                             <RoomAvatar room={this.props.room} width={24} height={24} />
+                            {directMessageIndicator}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>