diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android-rx/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/rx/RxSession.kt b/matrix-sdk-android-rx/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/rx/RxSession.kt
index 03df708c0c..0e5b88adb2 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android-rx/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/rx/RxSession.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android-rx/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/rx/RxSession.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.identity.ThreePid
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.pushers.Pusher
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.RoomSummaryQueryParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.members.ChangeMembershipState
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomMemberSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.create.CreateRoomParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.sync.SyncState
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ class RxSession(private val session: Session) {
                 }
     }
 
+    fun liveRoomMember(userId: String, roomId: String): Observable<Optional<RoomMemberSummary>> {
+        return session.getRoomMemberLive(userId, roomId).asObservable()
+                .startWithCallable {
+                    session.getRoomMember(userId, roomId).toOptional()
+                }
+    }
+
     fun liveUsers(): Observable<List<User>> {
         return session.getUsersLive().asObservable()
     }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/RoomService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/RoomService.kt
index b772225f51..f30037e5c2 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/RoomService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/RoomService.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixCallback
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.members.ChangeMembershipState
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomMemberSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.create.CreateRoomParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.Cancelable
@@ -141,4 +142,20 @@ interface RoomService {
      *  - the power level of the users are not taken into account. Normally in a DM, the 2 members are admins of the room
      */
     fun getExistingDirectRoomWithUser(otherUserId: String): String?
+
+    /**
+     * Get a room member for the tuple {userId,roomId}
+     * @param userId the userId to look for.
+     * @param roomId the roomId to look for.
+     * @return the room member or null
+     */
+    fun getRoomMember(userId: String, roomId: String): RoomMemberSummary?
+
+    /**
+     * Observe a live room member for the tuple {userId,roomId}
+     * @param userId the userId to look for.
+     * @param roomId the roomId to look for.
+     * @return a LiveData of the optional found room member
+     */
+    fun getRoomMemberLive(userId: String, roomId: String): LiveData<Optional<RoomMemberSummary>>
 }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/DefaultRoomService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/DefaultRoomService.kt
index d49c2f120c..28656463c1 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/DefaultRoomService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/DefaultRoomService.kt
@@ -17,27 +17,37 @@
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.Transformations
+import com.zhuinden.monarchy.Monarchy
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixCallback
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.Room
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.RoomService
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.RoomSummaryQueryParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.members.ChangeMembershipState
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomMemberSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.create.CreateRoomParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.Cancelable
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.Optional
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.toOptional
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.database.mapper.asDomain
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.database.model.RoomMemberSummaryEntityFields
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.di.SessionDatabase
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.alias.GetRoomIdByAliasTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.create.CreateRoomTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.membership.RoomChangeMembershipStateDataSource
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.membership.RoomMemberHelper
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.membership.joining.JoinRoomTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.read.MarkAllRoomsReadTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.summary.RoomSummaryDataSource
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.user.accountdata.UpdateBreadcrumbsTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.task.TaskExecutor
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.task.configureWith
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.util.fetchCopied
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 internal class DefaultRoomService @Inject constructor(
+        @SessionDatabase private val monarchy: Monarchy,
         private val createRoomTask: CreateRoomTask,
         private val joinRoomTask: JoinRoomTask,
         private val markAllRoomsReadTask: MarkAllRoomsReadTask,
@@ -118,4 +128,24 @@ internal class DefaultRoomService @Inject constructor(
     override fun getChangeMembershipsLive(): LiveData<Map<String, ChangeMembershipState>> {
         return roomChangeMembershipStateDataSource.getLiveStates()
     }
+
+    override fun getRoomMember(userId: String, roomId: String): RoomMemberSummary? {
+        val roomMemberEntity = monarchy.fetchCopied {
+            RoomMemberHelper(it, roomId).getLastRoomMember(userId)
+        }
+        return roomMemberEntity?.asDomain()
+    }
+
+    override fun getRoomMemberLive(userId: String, roomId: String): LiveData<Optional<RoomMemberSummary>> {
+        val liveData = monarchy.findAllMappedWithChanges(
+                { realm ->
+                    RoomMemberHelper(realm, roomId).queryRoomMembersEvent()
+                            .equalTo(RoomMemberSummaryEntityFields.USER_ID, userId)
+                },
+                { it.asDomain() }
+        )
+        return Transformations.map(liveData) { results ->
+            results.firstOrNull().toOptional()
+        }
+    }
 }