diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index deca747f72..1a25bf1086 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ class Auth(object):
levels_to_check = [
("users_default", []),
("events_default", []),
+ ("state_default", []),
("ban", []),
("redact", []),
("kick", []),
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 4bd027d9bb..891707df44 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
"events": {
EventTypes.Name: 100,
EventTypes.PowerLevels: 100,
+ EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility: 100,
},
"events_default": 0,
"state_default": 50,
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