1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 5698d28088..f909ea04f0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         },
     }
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomCreationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+
+        self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_room(self, requester, config, ratelimit=True):
         """ Creates a new room.
@@ -75,6 +80,9 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         user_id = requester.user.to_string()
 
+        if not self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room(user_id):
+                raise SynapseError(403, "You are not permitted to create rooms")
+
         if ratelimit:
             yield self.ratelimit(requester)