diff --git a/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings b/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
index 36a6e454c..121281858 100644
--- a/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
+++ b/Riot/Assets/en.lproj/Vector.strings
@@ -1900,6 +1900,7 @@ Tap the + to start adding people.";
 
 "spaces_invite_people" = "Invite people";
 "spaces_add_room" = "Add room";
+"spaces_add_room_missing_permission_message" = "You do not have permissions to add rooms to this space.";
 "spaces_add_space" = "Add space";
 
 // Mark: Avatar
diff --git a/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift b/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
index cb5516dca..4e50ae472 100644
--- a/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
+++ b/Riot/Generated/Strings.swift
@@ -5415,6 +5415,10 @@ public class VectorL10n: NSObject {
   public static var spacesAddRoom: String { 
     return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "spaces_add_room") 
   }
+  /// You do not have permissions to add rooms to this space.
+  public static var spacesAddRoomMissingPermissionMessage: String { 
+    return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "spaces_add_room_missing_permission_message") 
+  }
   /// Adding rooms coming soon
   public static var spacesAddRoomsComingSoonTitle: String { 
     return VectorL10n.tr("Vector", "spaces_add_rooms_coming_soon_title") 
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Home/HomeViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Home/HomeViewController.m
index 90fff2f7a..8e49c205a 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Home/HomeViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Home/HomeViewController.m
@@ -309,6 +309,22 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (void)createNewRoom
+{
+    if (recentsDataSource.currentSpace) {
+        [recentsDataSource.currentSpace canAddRoomWithCompletion:^(BOOL canAddRoom) {
+            if (canAddRoom) {
+                [super createNewRoom];
+            } else {
+                [[AppDelegate theDelegate] showAlertWithTitle:[VectorL10n roomRecentsCreateEmptyRoom]
+                                                      message:[VectorL10n spacesAddRoomMissingPermissionMessage]];
+            }
+        }];
+    } else {
+        [super createNewRoom];
+    }
+}
+
 #pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource
 
 - (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/SideMenu/SideMenuCoordinator.swift b/Riot/Modules/SideMenu/SideMenuCoordinator.swift
index 30362cac8..c74a6dbd8 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/SideMenu/SideMenuCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/SideMenu/SideMenuCoordinator.swift
@@ -393,7 +393,15 @@ extension SideMenuCoordinator: SpaceMenuPresenterDelegate {
             case .exploreMembers:
                 self.showMembers(spaceId: spaceId, session: session)
             case .addRoom:
-                self.showAddRoom(spaceId: spaceId, session: session)
+                session.spaceService.getSpace(withId: spaceId)?.canAddRoom { canAddRoom in
+                    if canAddRoom {
+                        self.showAddRoom(spaceId: spaceId, session: session)
+                    } else {
+                        let alert = UIAlertController(title: VectorL10n.spacesAddRoom, message: VectorL10n.spacesAddRoomMissingPermissionMessage, preferredStyle: .alert)
+                        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: VectorL10n.ok, style: .default, handler: nil))
+                        self.toPresentable().present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
+                    }
+                }
             case .addSpace:
                 AppDelegate.theDelegate().showAlert(withTitle: VectorL10n.spacesAddSpace, message: VectorL10n.spacesComingSoonDetail(AppInfo.current.displayName))
             case .settings:
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
index 39149bde3..39c4b4d74 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorType {
     
     private var spaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType
     private let spaceExploreRoomViewController: SpaceExploreRoomViewController
+    private let parameters: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters
     
     // MARK: Public
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorType {
         let spaceExploreRoomViewController = SpaceExploreRoomViewController.instantiate(with: spaceExploreRoomViewModel)
         self.spaceExploreRoomViewModel = spaceExploreRoomViewModel
         self.spaceExploreRoomViewController = spaceExploreRoomViewController
+        self.parameters = parameters
     }
     
     // MARK: - Public methods
@@ -70,6 +72,23 @@ extension SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelCoordinatorDeleg
     }
     
     func spaceExploreRoomViewModelDidAddRoom(_ viewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType) {
-        self.delegate?.spaceExploreRoomCoordinatorDidAddRoom(self)
+        guard let space = parameters.session.spaceService.getSpace(withId: parameters.spaceId) else {
+            showAddRoomMissingPermissionAlert()
+            return
+        }
+        
+        space.canAddRoom { canAddRoom in
+            if canAddRoom {
+                self.delegate?.spaceExploreRoomCoordinatorDidAddRoom(self)
+            } else {
+                self.showAddRoomMissingPermissionAlert()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func showAddRoomMissingPermissionAlert() {
+        let alert = UIAlertController(title: VectorL10n.spacesAddRoom, message: VectorL10n.spacesAddRoomMissingPermissionMessage, preferredStyle: .alert)
+        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: VectorL10n.ok, style: .default, handler: nil))
+        self.toPresentable().present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters.swift
index cc3c97f76..3e291f5b3 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters.swift
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ struct SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters {
     let session: MXSession
     let spaceId: String
     let spaceName: String?
+    let showCancelMenuItem: Bool
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewAction.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewAction.swift
index 246469649..3aae0f838 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewAction.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewAction.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum SpaceExploreRoomViewAction {
     case loadData
     case complete(_ selectedItem: SpaceExploreRoomListItemViewData, _ sourceView: UIView?)
     case searchChanged(_ text: String?)
+    case join
     case cancel
     case addRoom
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewController.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewController.swift
index d1e03eda9..21a246cf9 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewController.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewController.swift
@@ -125,12 +125,14 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewController: UIViewController {
     }
     
     private func setupViews() {
-        let cancelBarButtonItem = MXKBarButtonItem(title: VectorL10n.cancel, style: .plain) { [weak self] in
-            self?.cancelButtonAction()
+        if viewModel.showCancelMenuItem {
+            let cancelBarButtonItem = MXKBarButtonItem(title: VectorL10n.cancel, style: .plain) { [weak self] in
+                self?.cancelButtonAction()
+            }
+            
+            self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = cancelBarButtonItem
         }
-        
-        self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = cancelBarButtonItem
-        
+
         self.vc_removeBackTitle()
 
         self.titleView = MainTitleView()
@@ -145,6 +147,18 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewController: UIViewController {
         self.setupTableViewHeader()
     }
     
+    private func setupJoinButton(canJoin: Bool) {
+        if canJoin {
+            let joinButtonItem = MXKBarButtonItem(title: VectorL10n.join, style: .done) { [weak self] in
+                self?.viewModel.process(viewAction: .join)
+            }
+            
+            self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = joinButtonItem
+        } else {
+            self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = nil
+        }
+    }
+    
     private func setupTableViewHeader() {
         addRoomHeaderView.delegate = self
         tableView.tableHeaderView = addRoomHeaderView
@@ -176,6 +190,8 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewController: UIViewController {
             self.renderEmptyFilterResult()
         case .error(let error):
             self.render(error: error)
+        case .canJoin(let canJoin):
+            self.setupJoinButton(canJoin: canJoin)
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModel.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModel.swift
index 9ca53298e..c7ce1597a 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModel.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModel.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 import Foundation
+import MatrixSDK
 
 final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
     
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
     private var nextBatch: String?
     private var rootSpaceChildInfo: MXSpaceChildInfo?
     
+    private var canJoin: Bool = false {
+        didSet {
+            self.update(viewState: .canJoin(self.canJoin))
+        }
+    }
     private var itemDataList: [SpaceExploreRoomListItemViewData] = [] {
         didSet {
             self.updateFilteredItemList()
@@ -56,21 +62,26 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
         }
     }
     
+    private var spaceGraphObserver: Any?
+    
     // MARK: Public
 
     weak var viewDelegate: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelViewDelegate?
     weak var coordinatorDelegate: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelCoordinatorDelegate?
-    
+    private(set) var showCancelMenuItem: Bool
+
     // MARK: - Setup
     
     init(parameters: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters) {
         self.session = parameters.session
         self.spaceId = parameters.spaceId
         self.spaceName = parameters.spaceName
+        self.showCancelMenuItem = parameters.showCancelMenuItem
     }
     
     deinit {
         self.cancelOperations()
+
     }
     
     // MARK: - Public
@@ -91,6 +102,8 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
             self.searchKeyword = newText
         case .addRoom:
             self.coordinatorDelegate?.spaceExploreRoomViewModelDidAddRoom(self)
+        case .join:
+            self.joinSpace()
         }
     }
     
@@ -109,6 +122,8 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
             self.update(viewState: .loading)
         }
         
+        self.canJoin = self.session.room(withRoomId: spaceId) == nil
+        
         self.currentOperation = self.session.spaceService.getSpaceChildrenForSpace(withId: self.spaceId, suggestedOnly: false, limit: nil, maxDepth: 1, paginationToken: self.nextBatch, completion: { [weak self] response in
             guard let self = self else {
                 return
@@ -158,6 +173,9 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
     
     private func cancelOperations() {
         self.currentOperation?.cancel()
+        if let observer = self.spaceGraphObserver {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer)
+        }
     }
     
     private func updateFilteredItemList() {
@@ -170,4 +188,26 @@ final class SpaceExploreRoomViewModel: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
             return (itemData.childInfo.name?.lowercased().contains(searchKeyword) ?? false) || (itemData.childInfo.topic?.lowercased().contains(searchKeyword) ?? false)
         })
     }
+    
+    private func joinSpace() {
+        self.update(viewState: .loading)
+        
+        self.currentOperation = session.joinRoom(spaceId) { [weak self] response in
+            switch response {
+            case .success:
+                self?.spaceGraphObserver = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: MXSpaceService.didBuildSpaceGraph, object: nil, queue: OperationQueue.main, using: { [weak self] notification in
+                    guard let self = self else { return }
+                    
+                    self.currentOperation = nil
+                    if let observer = self.spaceGraphObserver {
+                        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer)
+                    }
+                    self.canJoin = false
+                    self.update(viewState: .loaded(self.filteredItemDataList, self.nextBatch != nil && (self.searchKeyword ?? "").isEmpty))
+                })
+            case .failure(let error):
+                self?.update(viewState: .error(error))
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType.swift
index be08afe74..56d236200 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ protocol SpaceExploreRoomViewModelType {
         
     var viewDelegate: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelViewDelegate? { get set }
     var coordinatorDelegate: SpaceExploreRoomViewModelCoordinatorDelegate? { get set }
-    
+    var showCancelMenuItem: Bool { get }
+
     func process(viewAction: SpaceExploreRoomViewAction)
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewState.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewState.swift
index 52203c190..51f784596 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewState.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoom/SpaceExploreRoomViewState.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum SpaceExploreRoomViewState {
     case loading
     case spaceNameFound(_ spaceName: String)
     case loaded(_ children: [SpaceExploreRoomListItemViewData], _ hasMore: Bool)
+    case canJoin(Bool)
     case emptySpace
     case emptyFilterResult
     case error(Error)
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoomCoordinator.swift b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
index 93eb57bb6..4adfaf8aa 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Spaces/SpaceRoomList/ExploreRoomCoordinator.swift
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ final class ExploreRoomCoordinator: NSObject, ExploreRoomCoordinatorType {
     }
 
     private func createShowSpaceExploreRoomCoordinator(session: MXSession, spaceId: String, spaceName: String?) -> SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator {
-        let coordinator = SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator(parameters: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters(session: session, spaceId: spaceId, spaceName: spaceName))
+        let coordinator = SpaceExploreRoomCoordinator(parameters: SpaceExploreRoomCoordinatorParameters(session: session, spaceId: spaceId, spaceName: spaceName, showCancelMenuItem: self.navigationRouter.modules.isEmpty))
         coordinator.delegate = self
         return coordinator
     }
diff --git a/changelog.d/5230.feature b/changelog.d/5230.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..825e377f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5230.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adding Rooms to Spaces
\ No newline at end of file