diff --git a/changelog.d/6200.bugfix b/changelog.d/6200.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee204b4567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6200.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes room not being in space after upgrade
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningState.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningState.kt
index 2e1668ebbb..8cfe3da031 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningState.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningState.kt
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ enum class VersioningState {
     /**
      * The room has been upgraded, and the new room has been joined.
      */
-    UPGRADED_ROOM_JOINED,
+    UPGRADED_ROOM_JOINED;
+
+    fun isUpgraded() = this != NONE
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/upgrade/UpgradeRoomViewModelTask.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/upgrade/UpgradeRoomViewModelTask.kt
index 2f91b9a35a..1f0404d659 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/upgrade/UpgradeRoomViewModelTask.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/upgrade/UpgradeRoomViewModelTask.kt
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ class UpgradeRoomViewModelTask @Inject constructor(
 //                                autoJoin = currentInfo.autoJoin ?: false,
                                 suggested = currentInfo.suggested
                         )
-
-                        parentSpace.removeChildren(params.roomId)
                     }
                 }
             } catch (failure: Throwable) {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/spaces/explore/SpaceDirectoryController.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/spaces/explore/SpaceDirectoryController.kt
index 4286c12058..5b362690fa 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/spaces/explore/SpaceDirectoryController.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/spaces/explore/SpaceDirectoryController.kt
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class SpaceDirectoryController @Inject constructor(
                     ?.filter {
                         it.parentRoomId == (data.hierarchyStack.lastOrNull() ?: data.spaceId)
                     }
+                    ?.filterNot { it.isUpgradedRoom(data) }
                     ?: emptyList()
 
             if (flattenChildInfo.isEmpty()) {
@@ -209,4 +210,7 @@ class SpaceDirectoryController @Inject constructor(
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private fun SpaceChildInfo.isUpgradedRoom(data: SpaceDirectoryState) =
+            data.knownRoomSummaries.any { it.roomId == childRoomId && it.versioningState.isUpgraded() }
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningStateTest.kt b/vector/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningStateTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..473918d179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/VersioningStateTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model
+
+import org.amshove.kluent.shouldBe
+import org.junit.Test
+
+internal class VersioningStateTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when VersioningState is NONE, then isUpgraded returns false`() {
+        val versioningState = VersioningState.NONE
+
+        val isUpgraded = versioningState.isUpgraded()
+
+        isUpgraded shouldBe false
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when VersioningState is UPGRADED_ROOM_NOT_JOINED, then isUpgraded returns true`() {
+        val versioningState = VersioningState.UPGRADED_ROOM_NOT_JOINED
+
+        val isUpgraded = versioningState.isUpgraded()
+
+        isUpgraded shouldBe true
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when VersioningState is UPGRADED_ROOM_JOINED, then isUpgraded returns true`() {
+        val versioningState = VersioningState.UPGRADED_ROOM_JOINED
+
+        val isUpgraded = versioningState.isUpgraded()
+
+        isUpgraded shouldBe true
+    }
+}