diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix
index 8e3fa60206c..290b5af1d60 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ account_threepid_delegates:
   ${optionalString (cfg.account_threepid_delegates.email != null) "email: ${cfg.account_threepid_delegates.email}"}
   ${optionalString (cfg.account_threepid_delegates.msisdn != null) "msisdn: ${cfg.account_threepid_delegates.msisdn}"}
 
-room_invite_state_types: ${builtins.toJSON cfg.room_invite_state_types}
+room_prejoin_state:
+  disable_default_event_types: ${boolToString cfg.room_prejoin_state.disable_default_event_types}
+  additional_event_types: ${builtins.toJSON cfg.room_prejoin_state.additional_event_types}
 ${optionalString (cfg.macaroon_secret_key != null) ''
   macaroon_secret_key: "${cfg.macaroon_secret_key}"
 ''}
@@ -577,11 +579,28 @@ in {
           Delegate SMS sending to this local process (https://localhost:8090)
         '';
       };
-      room_invite_state_types = mkOption {
+      room_prejoin_state.additional_event_types = mkOption {
+        default = [];
         type = types.listOf types.str;
-        default = ["m.room.join_rules" "m.room.canonical_alias" "m.room.avatar" "m.room.name"];
         description = ''
-          A list of event types that will be included in the room_invite_state
+          Additional events to share with users who received an invite.
+        '';
+      };
+      room_prejoin_state.disable_default_event_types = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to disable the default state-event types for users invited to a room.
+          These are:
+
+          <itemizedlist>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.join_rules</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.canonical_alias</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.avatar</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.encryption</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.name</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>m.room.create</para></listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
         '';
       };
       macaroon_secret_key = mkOption {
@@ -728,6 +747,12 @@ in {
       <nixpkgs/nixos/tests/matrix-synapse.nix>
     '')
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "matrix-synapse" "web_client" ] "")
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "matrix-synapse" "room_invite_state_types" ] ''
+      You may add additional event types via
+      `services.matrix-synapse.room_prejoin_state.additional_event_types` and
+      disable the default events via
+      `services.matrix-synapse.room_prejoin_state.disable_default_event_types`.
+    '')
   ];
 
   meta.doc = ./matrix-synapse.xml;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index 21cd4a6b86c..227305dd0ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ let
 in
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "matrix-synapse";
-  version = "1.33.2";
+  version = "1.34.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-9WZjuVvWpzCR1MjeMXfja/YV2YFHdo7QbjgUWDymCpM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lXVJfhcH9lKOCHn5f4Lc/OjgEYa5IpauKRhBsFXNWLw=";
   };
 
   patches = [