diff --git a/Vector/AppDelegate.m b/Vector/AppDelegate.m
index da1f68009..301612db3 100644
--- a/Vector/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Vector/AppDelegate.m
@@ -1836,6 +1836,7 @@ NSString *const kAppDelegateNetworkStatusDidChangeNotification = @"kAppDelegateN
                            invite:invite
                        invite3PID:nil
                          isDirect:(invite.count != 0)
+                           preset:kMXRoomPresetTrustedPrivateChat
                           success:^(MXRoom *room) {
                               
                               // Open created room
diff --git a/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m b/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
index ce4c09dbf..bc0c8d44e 100644
--- a/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
+++ b/Vector/ViewController/ContactDetailsViewController.m
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@
                                                                 invite:inviteArray
                                                             invite3PID:invite3PIDArray
                                                               isDirect:YES
+                                                                preset:kMXRoomPresetTrustedPrivateChat
                                                                success:^(MXRoom *room) {
                                                                    
                                                                    roomCreationRequest = nil;
@@ -952,6 +953,7 @@
                                                                 invite:@[matrixId]
                                                             invite3PID:nil
                                                               isDirect:YES
+                                                                preset:kMXRoomPresetTrustedPrivateChat
                                                                success:^(MXRoom *room) {
                                                                    
                                                                    roomCreationRequest = nil;
diff --git a/Vector/ViewController/StartChatViewController.m b/Vector/ViewController/StartChatViewController.m
index 88ce03968..9927b4126 100644
--- a/Vector/ViewController/StartChatViewController.m
+++ b/Vector/ViewController/StartChatViewController.m
@@ -621,6 +621,10 @@
             }
         }
         
+        // Ensure direct chat are created with equal ops on both sides (the trusted_private_chat preset)
+        BOOL isDirect = ((inviteArray.count + invite3PIDArray.count == 1) ? YES : NO);
+        MXRoomPreset preset = (isDirect ? kMXRoomPresetTrustedPrivateChat : nil);
+        
         // Create new room
         roomCreationRequest = [self.mainSession createRoom:nil
                                                 visibility:kMXRoomDirectoryVisibilityPrivate
@@ -628,7 +632,8 @@
                                                      topic:nil
                                                     invite:(inviteArray.count ? inviteArray : nil)
                                                 invite3PID:(invite3PIDArray.count ? invite3PIDArray : nil)
-                                                  isDirect:((inviteArray.count + invite3PIDArray.count == 1) ? YES : NO)
+                                                  isDirect:isDirect
+                                                    preset:preset
                                                    success:^(MXRoom *room) {
                                                        
                                                        roomCreationRequest = nil;