diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel.tsx
index 93d231aaf2e..a351f4a657d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { EventType, JoinRule, type MatrixEvent, type Room, RoomEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-import { useTypedEventEmitter } from "../../../hooks/useEventEmitter";
+import { useTypedEventEmitter, useTypedEventEmitterState } from "../../../hooks/useEventEmitter";
 import { useDmMember, usePresence, type Presence } from "../../views/avatars/WithPresenceIndicator";
 import { DefaultTagID } from "../../../stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/tag";
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function useRoomAvatarViewModel(room: Room): RoomAvatarViewState {
     const roomMember = useDmMember(room);
     const presence = usePresence(room, roomMember);
     const isPublic = useIsPublic(room);
-    const isLowPriority = !!room.tags[DefaultTagID.LowPriority];
+    const isLowPriority = useTypedEventEmitterState(room, RoomEvent.Tags, () => !!room.tags[DefaultTagID.LowPriority]);
 
     let badgeDecoration: AvatarBadgeDecoration | undefined;
     if (isLowPriority) {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
index dd1e5f0ce44..d7e9c126a6d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, type ComponentProps } from "react";
-import { type Room, RoomType, KnownMembership, EventType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { type Room, RoomType, KnownMembership, EventType, RoomEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { type RoomAvatarEventContent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
 
 import BaseAvatar from "./BaseAvatar";
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useSettingValue } from "../../../hooks/useSettings";
 import { useRoomState } from "../../../hooks/useRoomState";
 import { useRoomIdName } from "../../../hooks/room/useRoomIdName";
 import { MediaPreviewValue } from "../../../@types/media_preview";
+import { useTypedEventEmitterState } from "../../../hooks/useEventEmitter";
 
 interface IProps extends Omit<ComponentProps<typeof BaseAvatar>, "name" | "idName" | "url" | "onClick" | "size"> {
     // Room may be left unset here, but if it is,
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ interface IProps extends Omit<ComponentProps<typeof BaseAvatar>, "name" | "idNam
 }
 
 const RoomAvatar: React.FC<IProps> = ({ room, viewAvatarOnClick, onClick, oobData, size = "36px", ...otherProps }) => {
-    const roomName = room?.name ?? oobData?.name ?? "?";
+    const name = useTypedEventEmitterState(room, RoomEvent.Name, () => room?.name);
+    const roomName = name ?? oobData?.name ?? "?";
     const avatarEvent = useRoomState(room, (state) => state.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomAvatar, ""));
     const roomIdName = useRoomIdName(room, oobData);
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatarView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatarView.tsx
index b21a0ed04e1..5fb25f8908e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatarView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatarView.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
  */
 
-import React, { type JSX } from "react";
+import React, { memo, type JSX } from "react";
 import { type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import PublicIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/public";
 import VideoIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/video-call-solid";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ interface RoomAvatarViewProps {
  * Component to display the avatar of a room.
  * Currently only 32px size is supported.
  */
-export function RoomAvatarView({ room }: RoomAvatarViewProps): JSX.Element {
+export const RoomAvatarView = memo(function RoomAvatarView({ room }: RoomAvatarViewProps): JSX.Element {
     const vm = useRoomAvatarViewModel(room);
     // No decoration, we just show the avatar
     if (!vm.badgeDecoration) return <RoomAvatar size="32px" room={room} />;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function RoomAvatarView({ room }: RoomAvatarViewProps): JSX.Element {
             {label ? <Tooltip label={label}>{icon}</Tooltip> : icon}
         </Flex>
     );
-}
+});
 
 /**
  * Get the decoration for the avatar based on the presence.
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
index ad12d72ca9c..d8b9dd5f8f1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
     private roomSkipList?: RoomSkipList;
     private readonly msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether a batched LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT emission is pending.
+     * Used by {@link scheduleEmit} to coalesce rapid-fire updates into a single emit per frame.
+     */
+    private pendingEmit = false;
+
     public constructor(dispatcher: MatrixDispatcher) {
         super(dispatcher);
         this.msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor = SettingsStore.getValue("feature_dynamic_room_predecessors");
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
                     newMembership === EffectiveMembership.Leave
                 ) {
                     this.roomSkipList.removeRoom(payload.room);
-                    this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+                    this.scheduleEmit();
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -269,7 +275,8 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
             case Action.AfterForgetRoom: {
                 const room = payload.room;
                 this.roomSkipList.removeRoom(room);
-                this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+                this.scheduleEmit();
+
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
                 break;
             }
         }
-        if (needsEmit) this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+        if (needsEmit) this.scheduleEmit();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -348,6 +355,20 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Schedule a batched emission of LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT using requestAnimationFrame.
+     * Multiple calls within the same frame are coalesced into a single emit.
+     */
+    private scheduleEmit(): void {
+        if (!this.pendingEmit) {
+            this.pendingEmit = true;
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                this.pendingEmit = false;
+                this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a room to the skiplist and emit an update.
      * @param room The room to add to the skiplist
@@ -366,13 +387,13 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
         } else {
             this.roomSkipList.reInsertRoom(room);
         }
-        this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+        this.scheduleEmit();
     }
 
     private onActiveSpaceChanged(): void {
         if (!this.roomSkipList) return;
         this.roomSkipList.calculateActiveSpaceForNodes();
-        this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
+        this.scheduleEmit();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
index 73e154d7781..5b1f0909212 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import type { RoomNotificationState } from "../../stores/notifications/RoomNotif
 import { RoomNotificationStateStore } from "../../stores/notifications/RoomNotificationStateStore";
 import { NotificationStateEvents } from "../../stores/notifications/NotificationState";
 import { MessagePreviewStore } from "../../stores/message-preview";
-import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../stores/AsyncStore";
 import { DefaultTagID } from "../../stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/tag";
 import DMRoomMap from "../../utils/DMRoomMap";
 import SettingsStore from "../../settings/SettingsStore";
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import { UIComponent } from "../../settings/UIFeature";
 import { CallStore, CallStoreEvent } from "../../stores/CallStore";
 import { clearRoomNotification, setMarkedUnreadState } from "../../utils/notifications";
 import { tagRoom } from "../../utils/room/tagRoom";
+import { keepIfSame } from "../../utils/keepIfSame";
 import dispatcher from "../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import { Action } from "../../dispatcher/actions";
 import type { ViewRoomPayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads/ViewRoomPayload";
@@ -69,8 +69,12 @@ export class RoomListItemViewModel
         // Subscribe to notification state changes for this room
         this.disposables.trackListener(this.notifState, NotificationStateEvents.Update, this.onNotificationChanged);
 
-        // Subscribe to message preview changes (will filter to this room)
-        this.disposables.trackListener(MessagePreviewStore.instance, UPDATE_EVENT, this.onMessagePreviewChanged);
+        // Subscribe to message preview changes for this specific room
+        this.disposables.trackListener(
+            MessagePreviewStore.instance,
+            MessagePreviewStore.getPreviewChangedEventName(props.room),
+            this.onMessagePreviewChanged,
+        );
 
         // Subscribe to settings changes for message preview toggle
         const settingsWatchRef = SettingsStore.watchSetting(
@@ -163,8 +167,12 @@ export class RoomListItemViewModel
      */
     private updateItem(): void {
         const newItem = RoomListItemViewModel.generateItemSync(this.props.room, this.props.client, this.notifState);
-        // Preserve message preview - it's managed separately by loadAndSetMessagePreview
-        this.snapshot.set({ ...newItem, messagePreview: this.snapshot.current.messagePreview });
+        this.snapshot.merge({
+            ...newItem,
+            notification: keepIfSame(this.snapshot.current.notification, newItem.notification),
+            // Preserve message preview - it's managed separately by loadAndSetMessagePreview
+            messagePreview: this.snapshot.current.messagePreview,
+        });
     }
 
     private getMessagePreviewTag(): string {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListViewModel.ts
index d3a59a6d223..3ed45fc663b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListViewModel.ts
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ export class RoomListViewModel
             isLoadingRooms,
             isRoomListEmpty,
             activeFilterId,
-            roomListState,
-            sections,
+            roomListState: keepIfSame(this.snapshot.current.roomListState, roomListState),
+            sections: keepIfSame(this.snapshot.current.sections, sections),
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel-test.tsx b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel-test.tsx
index a0ed6d6f266..7d2ad7cb854 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel-test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/viewmodels/avatars/RoomAvatarViewModel-test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
  */
 
 import { renderHook, waitFor } from "jest-matrix-react";
-import { JoinRule, type MatrixClient, type Room, RoomMember, User } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import {
+    JoinRule,
+    type MatrixClient,
+    MatrixEvent,
+    type Room,
+    RoomEvent,
+    RoomMember,
+    User,
+} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { act } from "react";
 
 import {
     AvatarBadgeDecoration,
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@ describe("RoomAvatarViewModel", () => {
 
         // 4. With presence, public room, video room and low priority, low priority takes precedence
         room.tags[DefaultTagID.LowPriority] = {};
+        act(() => room.emit(RoomEvent.Tags, new MatrixEvent(), room));
         rerender(room);
         expect(vm.current.badgeDecoration).toBe(AvatarBadgeDecoration.LowPriority);
     });
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts
index 1662fcbd04e..09d8f5ded04 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ describe("RoomListStoreV3", () => {
     }
 
     beforeEach(() => {
+        jest.spyOn(global, "requestAnimationFrame").mockImplementation((cb: FrameRequestCallback) => {
+            cb(0);
+            return 0;
+        });
         jest.spyOn(SpaceStore.instance, "isRoomInSpace").mockImplementation((space) => space === MetaSpace.Home);
         jest.spyOn(SpaceStore.instance, "activeSpace", "get").mockImplementation(() => MetaSpace.Home);
         jest.spyOn(SpaceStore.instance, "storeReadyPromise", "get").mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
diff --git a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
index 9806365e9a0..de023d4dda8 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/room-list/RoomListItemViewModel-test.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { RoomNotificationState } from "../../../src/stores/notifications/RoomNot
 import { RoomNotificationStateStore } from "../../../src/stores/notifications/RoomNotificationStateStore";
 import { NotificationStateEvents } from "../../../src/stores/notifications/NotificationState";
 import { type MessagePreview, MessagePreviewStore } from "../../../src/stores/message-preview";
-import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../../src/stores/AsyncStore";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../src/settings/SettingsStore";
 import DMRoomMap from "../../../src/utils/DMRoomMap";
 import { DefaultTagID } from "../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/tag";
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ describe("RoomListItemViewModel", () => {
                 text: "Updated message",
             } as MessagePreview);
 
-            MessagePreviewStore.instance.emit(UPDATE_EVENT);
+            MessagePreviewStore.instance.emit(MessagePreviewStore.getPreviewChangedEventName(room));
 
             await flushPromises();
             expect(viewModel.getSnapshot().messagePreview).toBe("Updated message");
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/utils/VirtualizedList/virtualized-list.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/utils/VirtualizedList/virtualized-list.tsx
index 8bcf9372f6d..2324ec2b3d9 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/utils/VirtualizedList/virtualized-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/utils/VirtualizedList/virtualized-list.tsx
@@ -180,19 +180,12 @@ export function useVirtualizedList<Item, Context>(
     /** Range of currently visible items in the viewport */
     const [visibleRange, setVisibleRange] = useState<ListRange | undefined>(undefined);
     /** Map from item keys to their indices in the items array */
-    const [keyToIndexMap, setKeyToIndexMap] = useState<Map<string, number>>(new Map());
-    /** Whether the list is currently focused */
-    const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState<boolean>(false);
-
-    // Update the key-to-index mapping whenever items change
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const newKeyToIndexMap = new Map<string, number>();
-        items.forEach((item, index) => {
-            const key = getItemKey(item);
-            newKeyToIndexMap.set(key, index);
-        });
-        setKeyToIndexMap(newKeyToIndexMap);
+    const keyToIndexMap = useMemo(() => {
+        const map = new Map<string, number>();
+        items.forEach((item, index) => map.set(getItemKey(item), index));
+        return map;
     }, [items, getItemKey]);
+    const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
     // Ensure the tabIndexKey is set if there is none already or if the existing key is no longer displayed
     useEffect(() => {