diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py

index a16afa8df5..85acf2ad1e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -227,6 +227,18 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     ],
                 )
 
+            # Prefill the state group cache with this group.
+            # It's fine to use the sequence like this as the state group map
+            # is immutable. (If the map wasn't immutable then this prefill could
+            # race with another update)
+            txn.call_after(
+                self._state_group_cache.update,
+                self._state_group_cache.sequence,
+                key=context.state_group,
+                value=dict(context.current_state_ids),
+                full=True,
+            )
+
         self._simple_insert_many_txn(
             txn,
             table="event_to_state_groups",