1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 22e19af17f..1809a44a99 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
 from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext
-from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, RoomStreamToken
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
@@ -89,9 +89,19 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         if not pagin_config.from_token:
             pagin_config.from_token = (
-                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token()
+                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token(
+                    direction='b'
+                )
             )
 
+        room_token = RoomStreamToken.parse(pagin_config.from_token.room_key)
+        if room_token.topological is None:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid token")
+
+        yield self.hs.get_handlers().federation_handler.maybe_backfill(
+            room_id, room_token.topological
+        )
+
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
 
         events, next_key = yield data_source.get_pagination_rows(