diff --git a/controllers/matrix_chat.php b/controllers/matrix_chat.php
index 62538a352434c8efe9fae5d6894638ff16c4ce4b..ffc66df015fb8782eea25cdebdce7f2f7409e35b 100644
--- a/controllers/matrix_chat.php
+++ b/controllers/matrix_chat.php
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ class MatrixChatController extends AuthenticatedController
                 $this->hasToCreate = false;
 
                 $room->requireMembership($this->account->getLinkedAccount());
+
+                $room->sendMessage(
+                    'Avengers... assemble.',
+                    '<!-- HTML -->Hulk <strong>SMASH</strong>!'
+                );
             }
         }
+
     }
 
     public function require_room_action()
diff --git a/models/MatrixRoom.php b/models/MatrixRoom.php
index ac8db994d4d8878da2fb9f233bad350cd45251e2..7caf4fe44be62c5e4a7f64330aab849c3e0cfa26 100644
--- a/models/MatrixRoom.php
+++ b/models/MatrixRoom.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class MatrixRoom extends SimpleORMap
             );
 
             $newRoom = MatrixClient::get()->createRoom($sysaccount, Context::getHeaderLine(), false, '',
-                [],$permission_set);
+                [], $permission_set);
 
             $mapping = new self();
             $mapping->range_id = $context->getId();
@@ -158,4 +158,27 @@ class MatrixRoom extends SimpleORMap
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sends a message into the current room, sender is the Stud.IP system account.
+     *
+     * @param string $title
+     * @param string $body
+     */
+    public function sendMessage($title, $body)
+    {
+        $content = [
+            'msgtype' => 'm.text',
+            'format' => 'm.format.custom_html',
+            'body' => strip_tags($title . ":\n" . $body),
+            'formatted_body' => htmlReady('<strong>' . $title . '</strong><br>' . $body),
+        ];
+        MatrixClient::get()->sendRoomEvent(
+            MatrixAccount::requireSystemAccount(),
+            $this->getLinkedRoom(),
+            'm.room.message',
+            '',
+            $content
+        );
+    }
+
 }
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