diff --git a/src/app/components/image-pack-view/RoomImagePack.tsx b/src/app/components/image-pack-view/RoomImagePack.tsx
index 9dd45c1f..92b4ff21 100644
--- a/src/app/components/image-pack-view/RoomImagePack.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/image-pack-view/RoomImagePack.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { ImagePackContent } from './ImagePackContent';
 import { ImagePack, PackContent } from '../../plugins/custom-emoji';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useRoomImagePack } from '../../hooks/useImagePacks';
 import { randomStr } from '../../utils/common';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 type RoomImagePackProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -17,9 +19,10 @@ export function RoomImagePack({ room, stateKey }: RoomImagePackProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const userId = mx.getUserId()!;
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canEditImagePack = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, getPowerLevel(userId));
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canEditImagePack = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, userId);
 
   const fallbackPack = useMemo(() => {
     const fakePackId = randomStr(4);
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx b/src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx
index dc92bf83..57bf2af9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/message/Reply.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import * as css from './Reply.css';
 import { MessageBadEncryptedContent, MessageDeletedContent, MessageFailedContent } from './content';
 import { scaleSystemEmoji } from '../../plugins/react-custom-html-parser';
 import { useRoomEvent } from '../../hooks/useRoomEvent';
-import { GetPowerLevelTag } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
+import { GetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 
 type ReplyLayoutProps = {
   userColor?: string;
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ type ReplyProps = {
   replyEventId: string;
   threadRootId?: string | undefined;
   onClick?: MouseEventHandler | undefined;
-  getPowerLevel?: (userId: string) => number;
-  getPowerLevelTag?: GetPowerLevelTag;
+  getMemberPowerTag?: GetMemberPowerTag;
   accessibleTagColors?: Map<string, string>;
   legacyUsernameColor?: boolean;
 };
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ export const Reply = as<'div', ReplyProps>(
       replyEventId,
       threadRootId,
       onClick,
-      getPowerLevel,
-      getPowerLevelTag,
+      getMemberPowerTag,
       accessibleTagColors,
       legacyUsernameColor,
       ...props
@@ -88,8 +86,7 @@ export const Reply = as<'div', ReplyProps>(
 
     const { body } = replyEvent?.getContent() ?? {};
     const sender = replyEvent?.getSender();
-    const senderPL = sender && getPowerLevel?.(sender);
-    const powerTag = typeof senderPL === 'number' ? getPowerLevelTag?.(senderPL) : undefined;
+    const powerTag = sender ? getMemberPowerTag?.(sender) : undefined;
     const tagColor = powerTag?.color ? accessibleTagColors?.get(powerTag.color) : undefined;
 
     const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor ? colorMXID(sender ?? replyEventId) : tagColor;
diff --git a/src/app/components/room-intro/RoomIntro.tsx b/src/app/components/room-intro/RoomIntro.tsx
index b02d9f5a..c388efd4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/room-intro/RoomIntro.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/room-intro/RoomIntro.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const RoomIntro = as<'div', RoomIntroProps>(({ room, ...props }, ref) =>
           {typeof prevRoomId === 'string' &&
             (mx.getRoom(prevRoomId)?.getMyMembership() === Membership.Join ? (
               <Button
-                onClick={() => navigateRoom(prevRoomId)}
+                onClick={() => navigateRoom(prevRoomId, createContent?.predecessor?.event_id)}
                 variant="Success"
                 size="300"
                 fill="Soft"
diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/CreatorChip.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/CreatorChip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f59d2ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/CreatorChip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { Chip, config, Icon, Icons, Menu, MenuItem, PopOut, RectCords, Text } from 'folds';
+import React, { MouseEventHandler, useState } from 'react';
+import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
+import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
+import { PowerColorBadge, PowerIcon } from '../power';
+import { getPowerTagIconSrc } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
+import { useRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
+import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../hooks/useSpace';
+import { useOpenRoomSettings } from '../../state/hooks/roomSettings';
+import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
+import { SpaceSettingsPage } from '../../state/spaceSettings';
+import { RoomSettingsPage } from '../../state/roomSettings';
+
+export function CreatorChip() {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+  const room = useRoom();
+  const space = useSpaceOptionally();
+  const openRoomSettings = useOpenRoomSettings();
+  const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
+
+  const [cords, setCords] = useState<RectCords>();
+  const tag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+  const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
+
+  const open: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
+    setCords(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
+  };
+
+  const close = () => setCords(undefined);
+
+  return (
+    <PopOut
+      anchor={cords}
+      position="Bottom"
+      align="Start"
+      offset={4}
+      content={
+        <FocusTrap
+          focusTrapOptions={{
+            initialFocus: false,
+            onDeactivate: close,
+            clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+            escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+            isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => isKeyHotkey('arrowdown', evt),
+            isKeyBackward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) => isKeyHotkey('arrowup', evt),
+          }}
+        >
+          <Menu>
+            <div style={{ padding: config.space.S100 }}>
+              <MenuItem
+                variant="Surface"
+                fill="None"
+                size="300"
+                radii="300"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  if (room.isSpaceRoom()) {
+                    openSpaceSettings(
+                      room.roomId,
+                      space?.roomId,
+                      SpaceSettingsPage.PermissionsPage
+                    );
+                  } else {
+                    openRoomSettings(room.roomId, space?.roomId, RoomSettingsPage.PermissionsPage);
+                  }
+                  close();
+                }}
+              >
+                <Text size="B300">Manage Powers</Text>
+              </MenuItem>
+            </div>
+          </Menu>
+        </FocusTrap>
+      }
+    >
+      <Chip
+        variant="Success"
+        outlined
+        radii="Pill"
+        before={
+          cords ? (
+            <Icon size="50" src={Icons.ChevronBottom} />
+          ) : (
+            <PowerColorBadge color={tag.color} />
+          )
+        }
+        after={tagIconSrc ? <PowerIcon size="50" iconSrc={tagIconSrc} /> : undefined}
+        onClick={open}
+        aria-pressed={!!cords}
+      >
+        <Text size="B300" truncate>
+          {tag.name}
+        </Text>
+      </Chip>
+    </PopOut>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/PowerChip.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/PowerChip.tsx
index 78f539a1..a6758300 100644
--- a/src/app/components/user-profile/PowerChip.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/PowerChip.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { PowerColorBadge, PowerIcon } from '../power';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
-import { getPowers, getTagIconSrc, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { useGetMemberPowerLevel, usePowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { getPowers, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useOpenRoomSettings } from '../../state/hooks/roomSettings';
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
 import { SpaceSettingsPage } from '../../state/spaceSettings';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { BreakWord } from '../../styles/Text.css';
+import { getPowerTagIconSrc, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { useMemberPowerCompare } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerCompare';
 
 type SelfDemoteAlertProps = {
   power: number;
@@ -149,16 +153,22 @@ export function PowerChip({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
   const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
 
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
-  const myPower = getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const userPower = getPowerLevel(userId);
-  const canChangePowers =
-    canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels, myPower) &&
-    (mx.getSafeUserId() === userId ? true : myPower > userPower);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
-  const tag = getPowerLevelTag(userPower);
-  const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const getMemberPowerLevel = useGetMemberPowerLevel(powerLevels);
+  const { hasMorePower } = useMemberPowerCompare(creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const myUserId = mx.getSafeUserId();
+  const canChangePowers =
+    permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels, myUserId) &&
+    (myUserId === userId ? true : hasMorePower(myUserId, userId));
+
+  const tag = getMemberPowerTag(userId);
+  const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
 
   const [cords, setCords] = useState<RectCords>();
 
@@ -184,13 +194,13 @@ export function PowerChip({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
   const handlePowerSelect = (power: number): void => {
     close();
     if (!canChangePowers) return;
-    if (power === userPower) return;
+    if (power === getMemberPowerLevel(userId)) return;
 
     if (userId === mx.getSafeUserId()) {
       setSelfDemote(power);
       return;
     }
-    if (power === myPower) {
+    if (!creators.has(myUserId) && power === getMemberPowerLevel(myUserId)) {
       setSharedPower(power);
       return;
     }
@@ -242,19 +252,22 @@ export function PowerChip({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
                 {getPowers(powerLevelTags).map((power) => {
                   const powerTag = powerLevelTags[power];
                   const powerTagIconSrc =
-                    powerTag.icon && getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerTag.icon);
+                    powerTag.icon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerTag.icon);
 
-                  const canAssignPower = power <= myPower;
+                  const selected = getMemberPowerLevel(userId) === power;
+                  const canAssignPower = creators.has(myUserId)
+                    ? true
+                    : power <= getMemberPowerLevel(myUserId);
 
                   return (
                     <MenuItem
                       key={power}
-                      variant={userPower === power ? 'Primary' : 'Surface'}
+                      variant={selected ? 'Primary' : 'Surface'}
                       fill="None"
                       size="300"
                       radii="300"
                       aria-disabled={changing || !canChangePowers || !canAssignPower}
-                      aria-pressed={userPower === power}
+                      aria-pressed={selected}
                       before={<PowerColorBadge color={powerTag.color} />}
                       after={
                         powerTagIconSrc ? (
diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
index a25c5434..9f8985af 100644
--- a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { getDMRoomFor, getMxIdServer, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { getMemberAvatarMxc, getMemberDisplayName } from '../../utils/room';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useUserPresence } from '../../hooks/useUserPresence';
 import { IgnoredUserAlert, MutualRoomsChip, OptionsChip, ServerChip, ShareChip } from './UserChips';
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import { UserInviteAlert, UserBanAlert, UserModeration, UserKickAlert } from './
 import { useIgnoredUsers } from '../../hooks/useIgnoredUsers';
 import { useMembership } from '../../hooks/useMembership';
 import { Membership } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { useMemberPowerCompare } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerCompare';
+import { CreatorChip } from './CreatorChip';
 
 type UserRoomProfileProps = {
   userId: string;
@@ -34,13 +38,19 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
   const ignored = ignoredUsers.includes(userId);
 
   const room = useRoom();
-  const powerlevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerlevels);
-  const myPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const userPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(userId);
-  const canKick = canDoAction('kick', myPowerLevel) && myPowerLevel > userPowerLevel;
-  const canBan = canDoAction('ban', myPowerLevel) && myPowerLevel > userPowerLevel;
-  const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', myPowerLevel);
+  const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const { hasMorePower } = useMemberPowerCompare(creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const myUserId = mx.getSafeUserId();
+  const creator = creators.has(userId);
+
+  const canKickUser = permissions.action('kick', myUserId) && hasMorePower(myUserId, userId);
+  const canBanUser = permissions.action('ban', myUserId) && hasMorePower(myUserId, userId);
+  const canUnban = permissions.action('ban', myUserId);
+  const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', myUserId);
 
   const member = room.getMember(userId);
   const membership = useMembership(room, userId);
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
           <Box alignItems="Center" gap="200" wrap="Wrap">
             {server && <ServerChip server={server} />}
             <ShareChip userId={userId} />
-            <PowerChip userId={userId} />
+            {creator ? <CreatorChip /> : <PowerChip userId={userId} />}
             <MutualRoomsChip userId={userId} />
             <OptionsChip userId={userId} />
           </Box>
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
           <UserBanAlert
             userId={userId}
             reason={member.events.member?.getContent().reason}
-            canUnban={canBan}
+            canUnban={canUnban}
             bannedBy={member.events.member?.getSender()}
             ts={member.events.member?.getTs()}
           />
@@ -142,7 +152,7 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
           <UserInviteAlert
             userId={userId}
             reason={member.events.member?.getContent().reason}
-            canKick={canKick}
+            canKick={canKickUser}
             invitedBy={member.events.member?.getSender()}
             ts={member.events.member?.getTs()}
           />
@@ -150,8 +160,8 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
         <UserModeration
           userId={userId}
           canInvite={canInvite && membership === Membership.Leave}
-          canKick={canKick && membership === Membership.Join}
-          canBan={canBan && membership !== Membership.Ban}
+          canKick={canKickUser && membership === Membership.Join}
+          canBan={canBanUser && membership !== Membership.Ban}
         />
       </Box>
     </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/StateEventEditor.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/StateEventEditor.tsx
index 6ee19be9..0ea96901 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/StateEventEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/developer-tools/StateEventEditor.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { syntaxErrorPosition } from '../../../utils/dom';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useTextAreaCodeEditor } from '../../../hooks/useTextAreaCodeEditor';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 const EDITOR_INTENT_SPACE_COUNT = 2;
 
@@ -244,8 +246,10 @@ export function StateEventEditor({ type, stateKey, requestClose }: StateEventEdi
   const stateEvent = useStateEvent(room, type as unknown as StateEvent, stateKey);
   const [editContent, setEditContent] = useState<object>();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canEdit = canSendStateEvent(type, getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId()));
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canEdit = permissions.stateEvent(type, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const eventJSONStr = useMemo(() => {
     if (!stateEvent) return '';
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
index 56dda548..fdbe546e 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { suffixRename } from '../../../utils/common';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type CreatePackTileProps = {
   packs: ImagePack[];
@@ -146,8 +148,10 @@ export function RoomPacks({ onViewPack }: RoomPacksProps) {
   const alive = useAlive();
 
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { canSendStateEvent, getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canEdit = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId()));
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canEdit = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const unfilteredPacks = useRoomImagePacks(room);
   const packs = useMemo(() => unfilteredPacks.filter((pack) => !pack.deleted), [unfilteredPacks]);
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomAddress.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomAddress.tsx
index 9e1f1a97..400e73ae 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomAddress.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomAddress.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   toRem,
 } from 'folds';
 import { MatrixError } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../../room-settings/styles.css';
@@ -33,19 +32,19 @@ import { getIdServer } from '../../../../util/matrixUtil';
 import { replaceSpaceWithDash } from '../../../utils/common';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomPublishedAddressesProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
 
-export function RoomPublishedAddresses({ powerLevels }: RoomPublishedAddressesProps) {
+export function RoomPublishedAddresses({ permissions }: RoomPublishedAddressesProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEditCanonical = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
+
+  const canEditCanonical = permissions.stateEvent(
     StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias,
-    userPowerLevel
+    mx.getSafeUserId()
   );
 
   const [canonicalAlias, publishedAliases] = usePublishedAliases(room);
@@ -360,14 +359,13 @@ function LocalAddressesList({
   );
 }
 
-export function RoomLocalAddresses({ powerLevels }: { powerLevels: IPowerLevels }) {
+export function RoomLocalAddresses({ permissions }: { permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI }) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEditCanonical = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
+
+  const canEditCanonical = permissions.stateEvent(
     StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias,
-    userPowerLevel
+    mx.getSafeUserId()
   );
 
   const [expand, setExpand] = useState(false);
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
index 1bb73399..15b1f156 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
@@ -21,28 +21,24 @@ import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../../room-settings/styles.css';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 const ROOM_ENC_ALGO = 'm.megolm.v1.aes-sha2';
 
 type RoomEncryptionProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
-export function RoomEncryption({ powerLevels }: RoomEncryptionProps) {
+export function RoomEncryption({ permissions }: RoomEncryptionProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEnable = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
-    StateEvent.RoomEncryption,
-    userPowerLevel
-  );
+
+  const canEnable = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomEncryption, mx.getSafeUserId());
   const content = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomEncryption)?.getContent<{
     algorithm: string;
   }>();
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
index 7b329b13..2e42785f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../../room-settings/styles.css';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 const useVisibilityStr = () =>
   useMemo(
@@ -49,17 +49,13 @@ const useVisibilityMenu = () =>
   );
 
 type RoomHistoryVisibilityProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
-export function RoomHistoryVisibility({ powerLevels }: RoomHistoryVisibilityProps) {
+export function RoomHistoryVisibility({ permissions }: RoomHistoryVisibilityProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEdit = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
-    StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility,
-    userPowerLevel
-  );
+
+  const canEdit = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const visibilityEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility);
   const historyVisibility: HistoryVisibility =
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
index f47ff757..b9e75499 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { color, Text } from 'folds';
 import { JoinRule, MatrixError, RestrictedAllowType } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { RoomJoinRulesEventContent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/types';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import {
   ExtendedJoinRules,
   JoinRulesSwitcher,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   knockSupported,
   restrictedSupported,
 } from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RestrictedRoomAllowContent = {
   room_id: string;
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ type RestrictedRoomAllowContent = {
 };
 
 type RoomJoinRulesProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
-export function RoomJoinRules({ powerLevels }: RoomJoinRulesProps) {
+export function RoomJoinRules({ permissions }: RoomJoinRulesProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
   const allowKnockRestricted = knockRestrictedSupported(room.getVersion());
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ export function RoomJoinRules({ powerLevels }: RoomJoinRulesProps) {
   const subspacesScope = useRecursiveChildSpaceScopeFactory(mx, roomIdToParents);
   const subspaces = useSpaceChildren(allRoomsAtom, space?.roomId ?? '', subspacesScope);
 
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEdit = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
-    StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility,
-    userPowerLevel
-  );
+  const canEdit = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const joinRuleEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules);
   const content = joinRuleEvent?.getContent<RoomJoinRulesEventContent>();
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
index a3a62e1c..0f515c39 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { RoomAvatar, RoomIcon } from '../../../components/room-avatar';
 import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
-import { IPowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { CompactUploadCardRenderer } from '../../../components/upload-card';
 import { useObjectURL } from '../../../hooks/useObjectURL';
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import { createUploadAtom, UploadSuccess } from '../../../state/upload';
 import { useFilePicker } from '../../../hooks/useFilePicker';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomProfileEditProps = {
   canEditAvatar: boolean;
@@ -261,24 +261,22 @@ export function RoomProfileEdit({
 }
 
 type RoomProfileProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
-export function RoomProfile({ powerLevels }: RoomProfileProps) {
+export function RoomProfile({ permissions }: RoomProfileProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const room = useRoom();
   const directs = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const userPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const avatar = useRoomAvatar(room, directs.has(room.roomId));
   const name = useRoomName(room);
   const topic = useRoomTopic(room);
   const joinRule = useRoomJoinRule(room);
 
-  const canEditAvatar = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomAvatar, userPowerLevel);
-  const canEditName = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomName, userPowerLevel);
-  const canEditTopic = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomTopic, userPowerLevel);
+  const canEditAvatar = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomAvatar, mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canEditName = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomName, mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canEditTopic = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomTopic, mx.getSafeUserId());
   const canEdit = canEditAvatar || canEditName || canEditTopic;
 
   const avatarUrl = avatar
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomPublish.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomPublish.tsx
index 9edfe89b..ce014210 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomPublish.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomPublish.tsx
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@ import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useRoomDirectoryVisibility } from '../../../hooks/useRoomDirectoryVisibility';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { ExtendedJoinRules } from '../../../components/JoinRulesSwitcher';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomPublishProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
 };
-export function RoomPublish({ powerLevels }: RoomPublishProps) {
+export function RoomPublish({ permissions }: RoomPublishProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canEditCanonical = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
+
+  const canEditCanonical = permissions.stateEvent(
     StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias,
-    userPowerLevel
+    mx.getSafeUserId()
   );
   const joinRuleEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules);
   const content = joinRuleEvent?.getContent<RoomJoinRulesEventContent>();
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomUpgrade.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomUpgrade.tsx
index f5a2a4f7..14db77f1 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomUpgrade.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomUpgrade.tsx
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../../room-settings/styles.css';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { IRoomCreateContent, StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { useCapabilities } from '../../../hooks/useCapabilities';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomUpgradeProps = {
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
+  permissions: RoomPermissionsAPI;
   requestClose: () => void;
 };
-export function RoomUpgrade({ powerLevels, requestClose }: RoomUpgradeProps) {
+export function RoomUpgrade({ permissions, requestClose }: RoomUpgradeProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
   const { navigateRoom, navigateSpace } = useRoomNavigate();
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ export function RoomUpgrade({ powerLevels, requestClose }: RoomUpgradeProps) {
   )?.getContent<RoomTombstoneEventContent>();
   const replacementRoom = tombstoneContent?.replacement_room;
 
-  const userPowerLevel = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
-  const canUpgrade = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-    powerLevels,
-    StateEvent.RoomTombstone,
-    userPowerLevel
-  );
+  const canUpgrade = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomTombstone, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   const handleOpenRoom = () => {
     if (replacementRoom) {
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/members/Members.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/members/Members.tsx
index dc802a1c..156f4f63 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/members/Members.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/members/Members.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ import { Page, PageContent, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useRoomMembers } from '../../../hooks/useRoomMembers';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
-import {
-  useFlattenPowerLevelTagMembers,
-  usePowerLevelTags,
-} from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
 import { MemberTile } from '../../../components/member-tile';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncSearch';
 import { getMemberSearchStr } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { useMembershipFilter, useMembershipFilterMenu } from '../../../hooks/useMemberFilter';
-import { useMemberSort, useMemberSortMenu } from '../../../hooks/useMemberSort';
+import { useMemberPowerSort, useMemberSort, useMemberSortMenu } from '../../../hooks/useMemberSort';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../../state/settings';
 import { useSetting } from '../../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../../components/UseStateProvider';
@@ -57,6 +53,8 @@ import {
   useUserRoomProfileState,
 } from '../../../state/hooks/userRoomProfile';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../../hooks/useSpace';
+import { useFlattenPowerTagMembers, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 const SEARCH_OPTIONS: UseAsyncSearchOptions = {
   limit: 1000,
@@ -86,13 +84,14 @@ export function Members({ requestClose }: MembersProps) {
   const space = useSpaceOptionally();
 
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const [, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+  const getPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
 
   const [membershipFilterIndex, setMembershipFilterIndex] = useState(0);
   const [sortFilterIndex, setSortFilterIndex] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'memberSortFilterIndex');
   const membershipFilter = useMembershipFilter(membershipFilterIndex, useMembershipFilterMenu());
   const memberSort = useMemberSort(sortFilterIndex, useMemberSortMenu());
+  const memberPowerSort = useMemberPowerSort(creators);
 
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ export function Members({ requestClose }: MembersProps) {
       Array.from(members)
         .filter(membershipFilter.filterFn)
         .sort(memberSort.sortFn)
-        .sort((a, b) => b.powerLevel - a.powerLevel),
-    [members, membershipFilter, memberSort]
+        .sort(memberPowerSort),
+    [members, membershipFilter, memberSort, memberPowerSort]
   );
 
   const [result, search, resetSearch] = useAsyncSearch(
@@ -114,11 +113,7 @@ export function Members({ requestClose }: MembersProps) {
   );
   if (!result && searchInputRef.current?.value) search(searchInputRef.current.value);
 
-  const flattenTagMembers = useFlattenPowerLevelTagMembers(
-    result?.items ?? sortedMembers,
-    getPowerLevel,
-    getPowerLevelTag
-  );
+  const flattenTagMembers = useFlattenPowerTagMembers(result?.items ?? sortedMembers, getPowerTag);
 
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: flattenTagMembers.length,
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
index 847495fe..12150773 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import {
   getPermissionPower,
   IPowerLevels,
   PermissionLocation,
-  usePowerLevelsAPI,
 } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { PermissionGroup } from './types';
-import { getPowers, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { getPowerLevelTag, getPowers, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
@@ -26,19 +25,20 @@ const USER_DEFAULT_LOCATION: PermissionLocation = {
 };
 
 type PermissionGroupsProps = {
+  canEdit: boolean;
   powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
   permissionGroups: PermissionGroup[];
 };
-export function PermissionGroups({ powerLevels, permissionGroups }: PermissionGroupsProps) {
+export function PermissionGroups({
+  powerLevels,
+  permissionGroups,
+  canEdit,
+}: PermissionGroupsProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
   const alive = useAlive();
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canChangePermission = canSendStateEvent(
-    StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels,
-    getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId())
-  );
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
   const maxPower = useMemo(() => Math.max(...getPowers(powerLevelTags)), [powerLevelTags]);
 
   const [permissionUpdate, setPermissionUpdate] = useState<Map<PermissionLocation, number>>(
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function PermissionGroups({ powerLevels, permissionGroups }: PermissionGr
     const powerUpdate = permissionUpdate.get(USER_DEFAULT_LOCATION);
     const value = powerUpdate ?? power;
 
-    const tag = getPowerLevelTag(value);
+    const tag = getPowerLevelTag(powerLevelTags, value);
     const powerChanges = value !== power;
 
     return (
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ export function PermissionGroups({ powerLevels, permissionGroups }: PermissionGr
                     fill="Soft"
                     radii="Pill"
                     aria-selected={opened}
-                    disabled={!canChangePermission || applyingChanges}
+                    disabled={!canEdit || applyingChanges}
                     after={
                       powerChanges && (
                         <Badge size="200" variant="Success" fill="Solid" radii="Pill" />
                       )
                     }
                     before={
-                      canChangePermission && (
+                      canEdit && (
                         <Icon size="50" src={opened ? Icons.ChevronTop : Icons.ChevronBottom} />
                       )
                     }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function PermissionGroups({ powerLevels, permissionGroups }: PermissionGr
             const powerUpdate = permissionUpdate.get(item.location);
             const value = powerUpdate ?? power;
 
-            const tag = getPowerLevelTag(value);
+            const tag = getPowerLevelTag(powerLevelTags, value);
             const powerChanges = value !== power;
 
             return (
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ export function PermissionGroups({ powerLevels, permissionGroups }: PermissionGr
                           fill="Soft"
                           radii="Pill"
                           aria-selected={opened}
-                          disabled={!canChangePermission || applyingChanges}
+                          disabled={!canEdit || applyingChanges}
                           after={
                             powerChanges && (
                               <Badge size="200" variant="Success" fill="Solid" radii="Pill" />
                             )
                           }
                           before={
-                            canChangePermission && (
+                            canEdit && (
                               <Icon
                                 size="50"
                                 src={opened ? Icons.ChevronTop : Icons.ChevronBottom}
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/Powers.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/Powers.tsx
index b7dadf5a..98750286 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/Powers.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/Powers.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from 'folds';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
-import { getPowers, getTagIconSrc, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { getPowers, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { getPermissionPower, IPowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
 import { PermissionGroup } from './types';
+import { getPowerTagIconSrc } from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 
 type PeekPermissionsProps = {
   powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export function Powers({ powerLevels, permissionGroups, onEdit }: PowersProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const room = useRoom();
-  const [powerLevelTags] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
 
   return (
     <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ export function Powers({ powerLevels, permissionGroups, onEdit }: PowersProps) {
           <Box gap="200" wrap="Wrap">
             {getPowers(powerLevelTags).map((power) => {
               const tag = powerLevelTags[power];
-              const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
+              const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
 
               return (
                 <PeekPermissions
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
index 25d2ba95..6d50b2fa 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import {
   getPowers,
-  getTagIconSrc,
   getUsedPowers,
-  PowerLevelTag,
-  PowerLevelTagIcon,
   PowerLevelTags,
   usePowerLevelTags,
 } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
@@ -47,15 +44,16 @@ import { useFilePicker } from '../../../hooks/useFilePicker';
 import { CompactUploadCardRenderer } from '../../../components/upload-card';
 import { createUploadAtom, UploadSuccess } from '../../../state/upload';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
-import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { MemberPowerTag, MemberPowerTagIcon, StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
 import { BetaNoticeBadge } from '../../../components/BetaNoticeBadge';
+import { getPowerTagIconSrc } from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 
 type EditPowerProps = {
   maxPower: number;
   power?: number;
-  tag?: PowerLevelTag;
-  onSave: (power: number, tag: PowerLevelTag) => void;
+  tag?: MemberPowerTag;
+  onSave: (power: number, tag: MemberPowerTag) => void;
   onClose: () => void;
 };
 function EditPower({ maxPower, power, tag, onSave, onClose }: EditPowerProps) {
@@ -70,9 +68,9 @@ function EditPower({ maxPower, power, tag, onSave, onClose }: EditPowerProps) {
   const pickFile = useFilePicker(setIconFile, false);
 
   const [tagColor, setTagColor] = useState<string | undefined>(tag?.color);
-  const [tagIcon, setTagIcon] = useState<PowerLevelTagIcon | undefined>(tag?.icon);
+  const [tagIcon, setTagIcon] = useState<MemberPowerTagIcon | undefined>(tag?.icon);
   const uploadingIcon = iconFile && !tagIcon;
-  const tagIconSrc = tagIcon && getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tagIcon);
+  const tagIconSrc = tagIcon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tagIcon);
 
   const iconUploadAtom = useMemo(() => {
     if (iconFile) return createUploadAtom(iconFile);
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ function EditPower({ maxPower, power, tag, onSave, onClose }: EditPowerProps) {
     const tagName = nameInput.value.trim();
     if (!tagName) return;
 
-    const editedTag: PowerLevelTag = {
+    const editedTag: MemberPowerTag = {
       name: tagName,
       color: tagColor,
       icon: tagIcon,
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ export function PowersEditor({ powerLevels, requestClose }: PowersEditorProps) {
     return [up, Math.max(...Array.from(up))];
   }, [powerLevels]);
 
-  const [powerLevelTags] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
   const [editedPowerTags, setEditedPowerTags] = useState<PowerLevelTags>();
   const [deleted, setDeleted] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
 
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ export function PowersEditor({ powerLevels, requestClose }: PowersEditorProps) {
   }, []);
 
   const handleSaveTag = useCallback(
-    (power: number, tag: PowerLevelTag) => {
+    (power: number, tag: MemberPowerTag) => {
       setEditedPowerTags((tags) => {
         const editedTags = { ...(tags ?? powerLevelTags) };
         editedTags[power] = tag;
@@ -419,7 +417,8 @@ export function PowersEditor({ powerLevels, requestClose }: PowersEditorProps) {
                 </SequenceCard>
                 {getPowers(powerTags).map((power) => {
                   const tag = powerTags[power];
-                  const tagIconSrc = tag.icon && getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
+                  const tagIconSrc =
+                    tag.icon && getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, tag.icon);
 
                   return (
                     <SequenceCard
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
index f126e7cb..ccbbe179 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { useOpenRoomSettings } from '../../state/hooks/roomSettings';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../hooks/useSpace';
 import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
+import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { getRoomCreatorsForRoomId } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { getRoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type HierarchyItemWithParent = HierarchyItem & {
   parentId: string;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ function SuggestMenuItem({
   const [toggleState, handleToggleSuggested] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(() => {
       const newContent: MSpaceChildContent = { ...content, suggested: !content.suggested };
-      return mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild, newContent, roomId);
+      return mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, newContent, roomId);
     }, [mx, parentId, roomId, content])
   );
 
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ function RemoveMenuItem({
 
   const [removeState, handleRemove] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(
-      () => mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild, {}, roomId),
+      () => mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, {}, roomId),
       [mx, parentId, roomId]
     )
   );
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ type HierarchyItemMenuProps = {
     parentId: string;
   };
   joined: boolean;
-  canInvite: boolean;
+  powerLevels?: IPowerLevels;
   canEditChild: boolean;
   pinned?: boolean;
   onTogglePin?: (roomId: string) => void;
@@ -188,13 +191,22 @@ type HierarchyItemMenuProps = {
 export function HierarchyItemMenu({
   item,
   joined,
-  canInvite,
+  powerLevels,
   canEditChild,
   pinned,
   onTogglePin,
 }: HierarchyItemMenuProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const [menuAnchor, setMenuAnchor] = useState<RectCords>();
 
+  const canInvite = (): boolean => {
+    if (!powerLevels) return false;
+    const creators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, item.roomId);
+    const permissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(creators, powerLevels);
+
+    return permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
+  };
+
   const handleOpenMenu: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
     setMenuAnchor(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
   };
@@ -254,7 +266,7 @@ export function HierarchyItemMenu({
                     <InviteMenuItem
                       item={item}
                       requestClose={handleRequestClose}
-                      disabled={!canInvite}
+                      disabled={!canInvite()}
                     />
                     <SettingsMenuItem item={item} requestClose={handleRequestClose} />
                     <UseStateProvider initial={false}>
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
index 45610ff3..4b19e516 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { useElementSizeObserver } from '../../hooks/useElementSizeObserver';
 import {
   IPowerLevels,
   PowerLevelsContextProvider,
-  powerLevelAPI,
   usePowerLevels,
   useRoomsPowerLevels,
 } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
@@ -55,12 +54,13 @@ import { useRoomMembers } from '../../hooks/useRoomMembers';
 import { SpaceHierarchy } from './SpaceHierarchy';
 import { useGetRoom } from '../../hooks/useGetRoom';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { getRoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { getRoomCreatorsForRoomId } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 const useCanDropLobbyItem = (
   space: Room,
   roomsPowerLevels: Map<string, IPowerLevels>,
-  getRoom: (roomId: string) => Room | undefined,
-  canEditSpaceChild: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels) => boolean
+  getRoom: (roomId: string) => Room | undefined
 ): CanDropCallback => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
 
@@ -74,16 +74,20 @@ const useCanDropLobbyItem = (
 
       const containerSpaceId = space.roomId;
 
+      const powerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(containerSpaceId) ?? {};
+      const creators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, containerSpaceId);
+      const permissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(creators, powerLevels);
+
       if (
         getRoom(containerSpaceId) === undefined ||
-        !canEditSpaceChild(roomsPowerLevels.get(containerSpaceId) ?? {})
+        !permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())
       ) {
         return false;
       }
 
       return true;
     },
-    [space, roomsPowerLevels, getRoom, canEditSpaceChild]
+    [space, roomsPowerLevels, getRoom, mx]
   );
 
   const canDropRoom: CanDropCallback = useCallback(
@@ -97,30 +101,31 @@ const useCanDropLobbyItem = (
       // check and do not allow restricted room to be dragged outside
       // current space if can't change `m.room.join_rules` `content.allow`
       if (draggingOutsideSpace && restrictedItem) {
-        const itemPowerLevel = roomsPowerLevels.get(item.roomId) ?? {};
-        const userPLInItem = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(
-          itemPowerLevel,
-          mx.getUserId() ?? undefined
-        );
-        const canChangeJoinRuleAllow = powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-          itemPowerLevel,
+        const itemPowerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(item.roomId) ?? {};
+        const itemCreators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, item.roomId);
+        const itemPermissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(itemCreators, itemPowerLevels);
+
+        const canChangeJoinRuleAllow = itemPermissions.stateEvent(
           StateEvent.RoomJoinRules,
-          userPLInItem
+          mx.getSafeUserId()
         );
         if (!canChangeJoinRuleAllow) {
           return false;
         }
       }
 
+      const powerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(containerSpaceId) ?? {};
+      const creators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, containerSpaceId);
+      const permissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(creators, powerLevels);
       if (
         getRoom(containerSpaceId) === undefined ||
-        !canEditSpaceChild(roomsPowerLevels.get(containerSpaceId) ?? {})
+        !permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())
       ) {
         return false;
       }
       return true;
     },
-    [mx, getRoom, canEditSpaceChild, roomsPowerLevels]
+    [mx, getRoom, roomsPowerLevels]
   );
 
   const canDrop: CanDropCallback = useCallback(
@@ -183,16 +188,6 @@ export function Lobby() {
 
   const getRoom = useGetRoom(allJoinedRooms);
 
-  const canEditSpaceChild = useCallback(
-    (powerLevels: IPowerLevels) =>
-      powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(
-        powerLevels,
-        StateEvent.SpaceChild,
-        powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, mx.getUserId() ?? undefined)
-      ),
-    [mx]
-  );
-
   const [draggingItem, setDraggingItem] = useState<HierarchyItem>();
   const hierarchy = useSpaceHierarchy(
     space.roomId,
@@ -229,12 +224,7 @@ export function Lobby() {
     )
   );
 
-  const canDrop: CanDropCallback = useCanDropLobbyItem(
-    space,
-    roomsPowerLevels,
-    getRoom,
-    canEditSpaceChild
-  );
+  const canDrop: CanDropCallback = useCanDropLobbyItem(space, roomsPowerLevels, getRoom);
 
   const [reorderSpaceState, reorderSpace] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(
@@ -270,7 +260,11 @@ export function Lobby() {
           .filter((reorder, index) => {
             if (!reorder.item.parentId) return false;
             const parentPL = roomsPowerLevels.get(reorder.item.parentId);
-            const canEdit = parentPL && canEditSpaceChild(parentPL);
+            if (!parentPL) return false;
+
+            const creators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, reorder.item.parentId);
+            const permissions = getRoomPermissionsAPI(creators, parentPL);
+            const canEdit = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId());
             return canEdit && reorder.orderKey !== currentOrders[index];
           });
 
@@ -286,7 +280,7 @@ export function Lobby() {
           });
         }
       },
-      [mx, hierarchy, lex, roomsPowerLevels, canEditSpaceChild]
+      [mx, hierarchy, lex, roomsPowerLevels]
     )
   );
   const reorderingSpace = reorderSpaceState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
@@ -428,7 +422,7 @@ export function Lobby() {
         newItems.push(rId);
       }
       const newSpacesContent = makeCinnySpacesContent(mx, newItems);
-      mx.setAccountData(AccountDataEvent.CinnySpaces, newSpacesContent);
+      mx.setAccountData(AccountDataEvent.CinnySpaces as any, newSpacesContent as any);
     },
     [mx, sidebarItems, sidebarSpaces]
   );
@@ -493,7 +487,6 @@ export function Lobby() {
                             allJoinedRooms={allJoinedRooms}
                             mDirects={mDirects}
                             roomsPowerLevels={roomsPowerLevels}
-                            canEditSpaceChild={canEditSpaceChild}
                             categoryId={categoryId}
                             closed={
                               closedCategories.has(categoryId) ||
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/LobbyHeader.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/LobbyHeader.tsx
index bc4c46fe..77287123 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/LobbyHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/LobbyHeader.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { RoomAvatar } from '../../components/room-avatar';
 import { nameInitials } from '../../utils/common';
 import * as css from './LobbyHeader.css';
 import { openInviteUser } from '../../../client/action/navigation';
-import { IPowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { LeaveSpacePrompt } from '../../components/leave-space-prompt';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
@@ -36,26 +36,30 @@ import { BackRouteHandler } from '../../components/BackRouteHandler';
 import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type LobbyMenuProps = {
-  roomId: string;
   powerLevels: IPowerLevels;
   requestClose: () => void;
 };
 const LobbyMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LobbyMenuProps>(
-  ({ roomId, powerLevels, requestClose }, ref) => {
+  ({ powerLevels, requestClose }, ref) => {
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
-    const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-    const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? ''));
+    const space = useSpace();
+    const creators = useRoomCreators(space);
+
+    const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+    const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
     const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
 
     const handleInvite = () => {
-      openInviteUser(roomId);
+      openInviteUser(space.roomId);
       requestClose();
     };
 
     const handleRoomSettings = () => {
-      openSpaceSettings(roomId);
+      openSpaceSettings(space.roomId);
       requestClose();
     };
 
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ const LobbyMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LobbyMenuProps>(
                 </MenuItem>
                 {promptLeave && (
                   <LeaveSpacePrompt
-                    roomId={roomId}
+                    roomId={space.roomId}
                     onDone={requestClose}
                     onCancel={() => setPromptLeave(false)}
                   />
@@ -242,7 +246,6 @@ export function LobbyHeader({ showProfile, powerLevels }: LobbyHeaderProps) {
                 }}
               >
                 <LobbyMenu
-                  roomId={space.roomId}
                   powerLevels={powerLevels}
                   requestClose={() => setMenuAnchor(undefined)}
                 />
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceHierarchy.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceHierarchy.tsx
index a152bc19..280b8a5a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceHierarchy.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/SpaceHierarchy.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ import {
   HierarchyItemSpace,
   useFetchSpaceHierarchyLevel,
 } from '../../hooks/useSpaceHierarchy';
-import { IPowerLevels, powerLevelAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { IPowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { SpaceItemCard } from './SpaceItem';
 import { AfterItemDropTarget, CanDropCallback } from './DnD';
 import { HierarchyItemMenu } from './HierarchyItemMenu';
 import { RoomItemCard } from './RoomItem';
-import { RoomType } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { RoomType, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../components/sequence-card';
+import { getRoomCreatorsForRoomId } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { getRoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type SpaceHierarchyProps = {
   summary: IHierarchyRoom | undefined;
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ type SpaceHierarchyProps = {
   allJoinedRooms: Set<string>;
   mDirects: Set<string>;
   roomsPowerLevels: Map<string, IPowerLevels>;
-  canEditSpaceChild: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels) => boolean;
   categoryId: string;
   closed: boolean;
   handleClose: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
       allJoinedRooms,
       mDirects,
       roomsPowerLevels,
-      canEditSpaceChild,
       categoryId,
       closed,
       handleClose,
@@ -79,25 +79,28 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
       return s;
     }, [rooms]);
 
-    const spacePowerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(spaceItem.roomId) ?? {};
-    const userPLInSpace = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(
-      spacePowerLevels,
-      mx.getUserId() ?? undefined
-    );
-    const canInviteInSpace = powerLevelAPI.canDoAction(spacePowerLevels, 'invite', userPLInSpace);
+    const spacePowerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(spaceItem.roomId);
+    const spaceCreators = getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, spaceItem.roomId);
+    const spacePermissions =
+      spacePowerLevels && getRoomPermissionsAPI(spaceCreators, spacePowerLevels);
 
     const draggingSpace =
       draggingItem?.roomId === spaceItem.roomId && draggingItem.parentId === spaceItem.parentId;
 
     const { parentId } = spaceItem;
-    const parentPowerLevels = parentId ? roomsPowerLevels.get(parentId) ?? {} : undefined;
+    const parentPowerLevels = parentId ? roomsPowerLevels.get(parentId) : undefined;
+    const parentCreators = parentId ? getRoomCreatorsForRoomId(mx, parentId) : undefined;
+    const parentPermissions =
+      parentCreators &&
+      parentPowerLevels &&
+      getRoomPermissionsAPI(parentCreators, parentPowerLevels);
 
     useEffect(() => {
       onSpacesFound(Array.from(subspaces.values()));
     }, [subspaces, onSpacesFound]);
 
     let childItems = roomItems?.filter((i) => !subspaces.has(i.roomId));
-    if (!canEditSpaceChild(spacePowerLevels)) {
+    if (!spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())) {
       // hide unknown rooms for normal user
       childItems = childItems?.filter((i) => {
         const forbidden = error instanceof MatrixError ? error.errcode === 'M_FORBIDDEN' : false;
@@ -117,18 +120,22 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
           closed={closed}
           handleClose={handleClose}
           getRoom={getRoom}
-          canEditChild={canEditSpaceChild(spacePowerLevels)}
+          canEditChild={!!spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())}
           canReorder={
-            parentPowerLevels && !disabledReorder ? canEditSpaceChild(parentPowerLevels) : false
+            parentPowerLevels && !disabledReorder && parentPermissions
+              ? parentPermissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())
+              : false
           }
           options={
             parentId &&
             parentPowerLevels && (
               <HierarchyItemMenu
                 item={{ ...spaceItem, parentId }}
-                canInvite={canInviteInSpace}
+                powerLevels={spacePowerLevels}
                 joined={allJoinedRooms.has(spaceItem.roomId)}
-                canEditChild={canEditSpaceChild(parentPowerLevels)}
+                canEditChild={
+                  !!parentPermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())
+                }
                 pinned={pinned}
                 onTogglePin={togglePinToSidebar}
               />
@@ -151,15 +158,6 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
               const roomSummary = rooms.get(roomItem.roomId);
 
               const roomPowerLevels = roomsPowerLevels.get(roomItem.roomId) ?? {};
-              const userPLInRoom = powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(
-                roomPowerLevels,
-                mx.getUserId() ?? undefined
-              );
-              const canInviteInRoom = powerLevelAPI.canDoAction(
-                roomPowerLevels,
-                'invite',
-                userPLInRoom
-              );
 
               const lastItem = index === childItems.length;
               const nextRoomId = lastItem ? nextSpaceId : childItems[index + 1]?.roomId;
@@ -178,13 +176,18 @@ export const SpaceHierarchy = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceHierarchyProps>(
                   dm={mDirects.has(roomItem.roomId)}
                   onOpen={onOpenRoom}
                   getRoom={getRoom}
-                  canReorder={canEditSpaceChild(spacePowerLevels) && !disabledReorder}
+                  canReorder={
+                    !!spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId()) &&
+                    !disabledReorder
+                  }
                   options={
                     <HierarchyItemMenu
                       item={roomItem}
-                      canInvite={canInviteInRoom}
+                      powerLevels={roomPowerLevels}
                       joined={allJoinedRooms.has(roomItem.roomId)}
-                      canEditChild={canEditSpaceChild(spacePowerLevels)}
+                      canEditChild={
+                        !!spacePermissions?.stateEvent(StateEvent.SpaceChild, mx.getSafeUserId())
+                      }
                     />
                   }
                   after={
diff --git a/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx b/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
index bc94092b..62ef9c4b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
@@ -39,15 +39,18 @@ import { UserAvatar } from '../../components/user-avatar';
 import { useMentionClickHandler } from '../../hooks/useMentionClickHandler';
 import { useSpoilerClickHandler } from '../../hooks/useSpoilerClickHandler';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
-import {
-  getTagIconSrc,
-  useAccessibleTagColors,
-  usePowerLevelTags,
-} from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
 import { PowerIcon } from '../../components/power';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
+import {
+  getPowerTagIconSrc,
+  useAccessiblePowerTagColors,
+  useGetMemberPowerTag,
+} from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
 
 type SearchResultGroupProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -76,10 +79,14 @@ export function SearchResultGroup({
   const highlightRegex = useMemo(() => makeHighlightRegex(highlights), [highlights]);
 
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessibleTagColors(theme.kind, powerLevelTags);
+  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessiblePowerTagColors(theme.kind, creatorsTag, powerLevelTags);
 
   const mentionClickHandler = useMentionClickHandler(room.roomId);
   const spoilerClickHandler = useSpoilerClickHandler();
@@ -226,13 +233,12 @@ export function SearchResultGroup({
           const threadRootId =
             relation?.rel_type === RelationType.Thread ? relation.event_id : undefined;
 
-          const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(event.sender);
-          const powerLevelTag = getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel);
-          const tagColor = powerLevelTag?.color
-            ? accessibleTagColors?.get(powerLevelTag.color)
+          const memberPowerTag = getMemberPowerTag(event.sender);
+          const tagColor = memberPowerTag?.color
+            ? accessibleTagColors?.get(memberPowerTag.color)
             : undefined;
-          const tagIconSrc = powerLevelTag?.icon
-            ? getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerLevelTag.icon)
+          const tagIconSrc = memberPowerTag?.icon
+            ? getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, memberPowerTag.icon)
             : undefined;
 
           const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor ? colorMXID(event.sender) : tagColor;
@@ -302,8 +308,7 @@ export function SearchResultGroup({
                     replyEventId={replyEventId}
                     threadRootId={threadRootId}
                     onClick={handleOpenClick}
-                    getPowerLevel={getPowerLevel}
-                    getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
+                    getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
                     accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
                     legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor}
                   />
diff --git a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
index bdb81418..ee8b6787 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { nameInitials } from '../../utils/common';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoomUnread } from '../../state/hooks/unread';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToUnread';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { copyToClipboard } from '../../utils/dom';
 import { markAsRead } from '../../../client/action/notifications';
 import { openInviteUser } from '../../../client/action/navigation';
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ import {
   RoomNotificationMode,
 } from '../../hooks/useRoomsNotificationPreferences';
 import { RoomNotificationModeSwitcher } from '../../components/RoomNotificationSwitcher';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomNavItemMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -61,8 +63,10 @@ const RoomNavItemMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomNavItemMenuProps>(
     const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
     const unread = useRoomUnread(room.roomId, roomToUnreadAtom);
     const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-    const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-    const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? ''));
+    const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+    const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+    const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
     const openRoomSettings = useOpenRoomSettings();
     const space = useSpaceOptionally();
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/room-settings/general/General.tsx b/src/app/features/room-settings/general/General.tsx
index 0c3152c0..d9c16c90 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-settings/general/General.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-settings/general/General.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
   RoomPublish,
   RoomUpgrade,
 } from '../../common-settings/general';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type GeneralProps = {
   requestClose: () => void;
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ type GeneralProps = {
 export function General({ requestClose }: GeneralProps) {
   const room = useRoom();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
 
   return (
     <Page>
@@ -41,22 +45,22 @@ export function General({ requestClose }: GeneralProps) {
         <Scroll hideTrack visibility="Hover">
           <PageContent>
             <Box direction="Column" gap="700">
-              <RoomProfile powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+              <RoomProfile permissions={permissions} />
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Options</Text>
-                <RoomJoinRules powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomHistoryVisibility powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomEncryption powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomPublish powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+                <RoomJoinRules permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomHistoryVisibility permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomEncryption permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomPublish permissions={permissions} />
               </Box>
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Addresses</Text>
-                <RoomPublishedAddresses powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomLocalAddresses powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+                <RoomPublishedAddresses permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomLocalAddresses permissions={permissions} />
               </Box>
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Advance Options</Text>
-                <RoomUpgrade powerLevels={powerLevels} requestClose={requestClose} />
+                <RoomUpgrade permissions={permissions} requestClose={requestClose} />
               </Box>
             </Box>
           </PageContent>
diff --git a/src/app/features/room-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx b/src/app/features/room-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
index ae3769bf..7572a71b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Box, Icon, IconButton, Icons, Scroll, Text } from 'folds';
 import { Page, PageContent, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { usePermissionGroups } from './usePermissionItems';
 import { PermissionGroups, Powers, PowersEditor } from '../../common-settings/permissions';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type PermissionsProps = {
   requestClose: () => void;
@@ -15,11 +17,12 @@ export function Permissions({ requestClose }: PermissionsProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canEditPowers = canSendStateEvent(
-    StateEvent.PowerLevelTags,
-    getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId())
-  );
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const canEditPowers = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.PowerLevelTags, mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canEditPermissions = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
   const permissionGroups = usePermissionGroups();
 
   const [powerEditor, setPowerEditor] = useState(false);
@@ -57,7 +60,11 @@ export function Permissions({ requestClose }: PermissionsProps) {
                 onEdit={canEditPowers ? handleEditPowers : undefined}
                 permissionGroups={permissionGroups}
               />
-              <PermissionGroups powerLevels={powerLevels} permissionGroups={permissionGroups} />
+              <PermissionGroups
+                canEdit={canEditPermissions}
+                powerLevels={powerLevels}
+                permissionGroups={permissionGroups}
+              />
             </Box>
           </PageContent>
         </Scroll>
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
index 4105353f..46d2238a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   useAsyncSearch,
 } from '../../hooks/useAsyncSearch';
 import { useDebounce } from '../../hooks/useDebounce';
-import { usePowerLevelTags, useFlattenPowerLevelTagMembers } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { TypingIndicator } from '../../components/typing-indicator';
 import { getMemberDisplayName, getMemberSearchStr } from '../../utils/room';
 import { getMxIdLocalPart } from '../../utils/matrix';
@@ -51,13 +50,15 @@ import { UserAvatar } from '../../components/user-avatar';
 import { useRoomTypingMember } from '../../hooks/useRoomTypingMembers';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useMembershipFilter, useMembershipFilterMenu } from '../../hooks/useMemberFilter';
-import { useMemberSort, useMemberSortMenu } from '../../hooks/useMemberSort';
-import { usePowerLevelsAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { useMemberPowerSort, useMemberSort, useMemberSortMenu } from '../../hooks/useMemberSort';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { MembershipFilterMenu } from '../../components/MembershipFilterMenu';
 import { MemberSortMenu } from '../../components/MemberSortMenu';
 import { useOpenUserRoomProfile, useUserRoomProfileState } from '../../state/hooks/userRoomProfile';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../hooks/useSpace';
 import { ContainerColor } from '../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
+import { useFlattenPowerTagMembers, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 type MemberDrawerHeaderProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -182,7 +183,9 @@ export function MembersDrawer({ room, members }: MembersDrawerProps) {
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const scrollTopAnchorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-  const [, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+  const getPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
   const fetchingMembers = members.length < room.getJoinedMemberCount();
   const openUserRoomProfile = useOpenUserRoomProfile();
   const space = useSpaceOptionally();
@@ -192,20 +195,16 @@ export function MembersDrawer({ room, members }: MembersDrawerProps) {
   const sortFilterMenu = useMemberSortMenu();
   const [sortFilterIndex, setSortFilterIndex] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'memberSortFilterIndex');
   const [membershipFilterIndex, setMembershipFilterIndex] = useState(0);
-  const { getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
 
   const membershipFilter = useMembershipFilter(membershipFilterIndex, membershipFilterMenu);
   const memberSort = useMemberSort(sortFilterIndex, sortFilterMenu);
+  const memberPowerSort = useMemberPowerSort(creators);
 
   const typingMembers = useRoomTypingMember(room.roomId);
 
   const filteredMembers = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      members
-        .filter(membershipFilter.filterFn)
-        .sort(memberSort.sortFn)
-        .sort((a, b) => b.powerLevel - a.powerLevel),
-    [members, membershipFilter, memberSort]
+    () => members.filter(membershipFilter.filterFn).sort(memberSort.sortFn).sort(memberPowerSort),
+    [members, membershipFilter, memberSort, memberPowerSort]
   );
 
   const [result, search, resetSearch] = useAsyncSearch(
@@ -217,11 +216,7 @@ export function MembersDrawer({ room, members }: MembersDrawerProps) {
 
   const processMembers = result ? result.items : filteredMembers;
 
-  const PLTagOrRoomMember = useFlattenPowerLevelTagMembers(
-    processMembers,
-    getPowerLevel,
-    getPowerLevelTag
-  );
+  const PLTagOrRoomMember = useFlattenPowerTagMembers(processMembers, getPowerTag);
 
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: PLTagOrRoomMember.length,
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
index 1399ec15..76bafc9e 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
@@ -108,21 +108,23 @@ import { ReplyLayout, ThreadIndicator } from '../../components/message';
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useImagePackRooms } from '../../hooks/useImagePackRooms';
-import { GetPowerLevelTag } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
-import { powerLevelAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import colorMXID from '../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { useIsDirectRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
+import { useAccessiblePowerTagColors, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
+import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 
 interface RoomInputProps {
   editor: Editor;
   fileDropContainerRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
   roomId: string;
   room: Room;
-  getPowerLevelTag: GetPowerLevelTag;
-  accessibleTagColors: Map<string, string>;
 }
 export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
-  ({ editor, fileDropContainerRef, roomId, room, getPowerLevelTag, accessibleTagColors }, ref) => {
+  ({ editor, fileDropContainerRef, roomId, room }, ref) => {
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
     const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
     const [enterForNewline] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'enterForNewline');
@@ -134,13 +136,24 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
     const emojiBtnRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
     const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
     const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
+    const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
     const [msgDraft, setMsgDraft] = useAtom(roomIdToMsgDraftAtomFamily(roomId));
     const [replyDraft, setReplyDraft] = useAtom(roomIdToReplyDraftAtomFamily(roomId));
     const replyUserID = replyDraft?.userId;
 
-    const replyPowerTag = getPowerLevelTag(powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, replyUserID));
-    const replyPowerColor = replyPowerTag.color
+    const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+    const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+    const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const accessibleTagColors = useAccessiblePowerTagColors(
+      theme.kind,
+      creatorsTag,
+      powerLevelTags
+    );
+
+    const replyPowerTag = replyUserID ? getMemberPowerTag(replyUserID) : undefined;
+    const replyPowerColor = replyPowerTag?.color
       ? accessibleTagColors.get(replyPowerTag.color)
       : undefined;
     const replyUsernameColor =
@@ -277,7 +290,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
       });
       handleCancelUpload(uploads);
       const contents = fulfilledPromiseSettledResult(await Promise.allSettled(contentsPromises));
-      contents.forEach((content) => mx.sendMessage(roomId, content));
+      contents.forEach((content) => mx.sendMessage(roomId, content as any));
     };
 
     const submit = useCallback(() => {
@@ -356,7 +369,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
           content['m.relates_to'].is_falling_back = false;
         }
       }
-      mx.sendMessage(roomId, content);
+      mx.sendMessage(roomId, content as any);
       resetEditor(editor);
       resetEditorHistory(editor);
       setReplyDraft(undefined);
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
index 90f09012..7a012e42 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ import * as css from './RoomTimeline.css';
 import { inSameDay, minuteDifference, timeDayMonthYear, today, yesterday } from '../../utils/time';
 import { createMentionElement, isEmptyEditor, moveCursor } from '../../components/editor';
 import { roomIdToReplyDraftAtomFamily } from '../../state/room/roomInputDrafts';
-import { usePowerLevelsAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { GetContentCallback, MessageEvent, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useKeyDown } from '../../hooks/useKeyDown';
 import { useDocumentFocusChange } from '../../hooks/useDocumentFocusChange';
@@ -117,10 +117,15 @@ import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useIgnoredUsers } from '../../hooks/useIgnoredUsers';
 import { useImagePackRooms } from '../../hooks/useImagePackRooms';
-import { GetPowerLevelTag } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useIsDirectRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useOpenUserRoomProfile } from '../../state/hooks/userRoomProfile';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../hooks/useSpace';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { useAccessiblePowerTagColors, useGetMemberPowerTag } from '../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
+import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 
 const TimelineFloat = as<'div', css.TimelineFloatVariants>(
   ({ position, className, ...props }, ref) => (
@@ -223,8 +228,6 @@ type RoomTimelineProps = {
   eventId?: string;
   roomInputRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
   editor: Editor;
-  getPowerLevelTag: GetPowerLevelTag;
-  accessibleTagColors: Map<string, string>;
 };
 
 const PAGINATION_LIMIT = 80;
@@ -427,14 +430,7 @@ const getRoomUnreadInfo = (room: Room, scrollTo = false) => {
   };
 };
 
-export function RoomTimeline({
-  room,
-  eventId,
-  roomInputRef,
-  editor,
-  getPowerLevelTag,
-  accessibleTagColors,
-}: RoomTimelineProps) {
+export function RoomTimeline({ room, eventId, roomInputRef, editor }: RoomTimelineProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
@@ -459,13 +455,24 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
 
   const setReplyDraft = useSetAtom(roomIdToReplyDraftAtomFamily(room.roomId));
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-  const { canDoAction, canSendEvent, canSendStateEvent, getPowerLevel } =
-    usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
-  const myPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? '');
-  const canRedact = canDoAction('redact', myPowerLevel);
-  const canSendReaction = canSendEvent(MessageEvent.Reaction, myPowerLevel);
-  const canPinEvent = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, myPowerLevel);
+  const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const accessiblePowerTagColors = useAccessiblePowerTagColors(
+    theme.kind,
+    creatorsTag,
+    powerLevelTags
+  );
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const canRedact = permissions.action('redact', mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canSendReaction = permissions.event(MessageEvent.Reaction, mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canPinEvent = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, mx.getSafeUserId());
   const [editId, setEditId] = useState<string>();
 
   const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
@@ -990,7 +997,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
         (reactions.find(eventWithShortcode)?.getContent().shortcode as string | undefined);
       mx.sendEvent(
         room.roomId,
-        MessageEvent.Reaction,
+        MessageEvent.Reaction as any,
         getReactionContent(targetEventId, key, rShortcode)
       );
     },
@@ -1025,7 +1032,6 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
           editedEvent?.getContent()['m.new_content'] ?? mEvent.getContent()) as GetContentCallback;
 
         const senderId = mEvent.getSender() ?? '';
-        const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mEvent.getSender());
         const senderDisplayName =
           getMemberDisplayName(room, senderId) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(senderId) ?? senderId;
 
@@ -1059,9 +1065,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
                   replyEventId={replyEventId}
                   threadRootId={threadRootId}
                   onClick={handleOpenReply}
-                  getPowerLevel={getPowerLevel}
-                  getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
-                  accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+                  getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
+                  accessibleTagColors={accessiblePowerTagColors}
                   legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
                 />
               )
@@ -1080,8 +1085,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             }
             hideReadReceipts={hideActivity}
             showDeveloperTools={showDeveloperTools}
-            powerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel)}
-            accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+            memberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag(senderId)}
+            accessibleTagColors={accessiblePowerTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
             dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
@@ -1111,7 +1116,6 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
         const hasReactions = reactions && reactions.length > 0;
         const { replyEventId, threadRootId } = mEvent;
         const highlighted = focusItem?.index === item && focusItem.highlight;
-        const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mEvent.getSender());
 
         return (
           <Message
@@ -1143,9 +1147,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
                   replyEventId={replyEventId}
                   threadRootId={threadRootId}
                   onClick={handleOpenReply}
-                  getPowerLevel={getPowerLevel}
-                  getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
-                  accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+                  getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
+                  accessibleTagColors={accessiblePowerTagColors}
                   legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
                 />
               )
@@ -1164,8 +1167,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             }
             hideReadReceipts={hideActivity}
             showDeveloperTools={showDeveloperTools}
-            powerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel)}
-            accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+            memberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag(mEvent.getSender() ?? '')}
+            accessibleTagColors={accessiblePowerTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
             dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
@@ -1232,7 +1235,6 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
         const reactions = reactionRelations && reactionRelations.getSortedAnnotationsByKey();
         const hasReactions = reactions && reactions.length > 0;
         const highlighted = focusItem?.index === item && focusItem.highlight;
-        const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(mEvent.getSender());
 
         return (
           <Message
@@ -1268,8 +1270,8 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             }
             hideReadReceipts={hideActivity}
             showDeveloperTools={showDeveloperTools}
-            powerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel)}
-            accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+            memberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag(mEvent.getSender() ?? '')}
+            accessibleTagColors={accessiblePowerTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
             dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
index b6eebdf2..c4a09100 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
-import { usePowerLevelsAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useEditor } from '../../components/editor';
 import { RoomInputPlaceholder } from './RoomInputPlaceholder';
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import { editableActiveElement } from '../../utils/dom';
 import navigation from '../../../client/state/navigation';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
 import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
-import { useAccessibleTagColors, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
-import { useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 const FN_KEYS_REGEX = /^F\d+$/;
 const shouldFocusMessageField = (evt: KeyboardEvent): boolean => {
@@ -70,15 +70,10 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
 
   const tombstoneEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomTombstone);
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const myUserId = mx.getUserId();
-  const canMessage = myUserId
-    ? canSendEvent(EventType.RoomMessage, getPowerLevel(myUserId))
-    : false;
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
-  const theme = useTheme();
-  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessibleTagColors(theme.kind, powerLevelTags);
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canMessage = permissions.event(EventType.RoomMessage, mx.getSafeUserId());
 
   useKeyDown(
     window,
@@ -109,8 +104,6 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
           eventId={eventId}
           roomInputRef={roomInputRef}
           editor={editor}
-          getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
-          accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
         />
         <RoomViewTyping room={room} />
       </Box>
@@ -131,8 +124,6 @@ export function RoomView({ room, eventId }: { room: Room; eventId?: string }) {
                   roomId={roomId}
                   fileDropContainerRef={roomViewRef}
                   ref={roomInputRef}
-                  getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
-                  accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
                 />
               )}
               {!canMessage && (
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
index d8e2e8b9..291c21c0 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomViewHeader.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, isRoomAlias, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../util
 import { _SearchPathSearchParams } from '../../pages/paths';
 import * as css from './RoomViewHeader.css';
 import { useRoomUnread } from '../../state/hooks/unread';
-import { usePowerLevelsAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { markAsRead } from '../../../client/action/notifications';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 import { openInviteUser } from '../../../client/action/navigation';
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../hooks/useRoomsNotificationPreferences';
 import { JumpToTime } from './jump-to-time';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type RoomMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -77,8 +79,10 @@ const RoomMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomMenuProps>(({ room, requestClose
   const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
   const unread = useRoomUnread(room.roomId, roomToUnreadAtom);
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-  const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? ''));
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
   const notificationPreferences = useRoomsNotificationPreferencesContext();
   const notificationMode = getRoomNotificationMode(notificationPreferences, room.roomId);
   const { navigateRoom } = useRoomNavigate();
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
index e906a024..fbe35770 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ import { getMatrixToRoomEvent } from '../../../plugins/matrix-to';
 import { getViaServers } from '../../../plugins/via-servers';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useRoomPinnedEvents } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPinnedEvents';
-import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
-import { getTagIconSrc, PowerLevelTag } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { MemberPowerTag, StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { PowerIcon } from '../../../components/power';
 import colorMXID from '../../../../util/colorMXID';
+import { getPowerTagIconSrc } from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
 
 export type ReactionHandler = (keyOrMxc: string, shortcode: string) => void;
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export const MessagePinItem = as<
     if (!isPinned && eventId) {
       pinContent.pinned.push(eventId);
     }
-    mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, pinContent);
+    mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents as any, pinContent);
     onClose?.();
   };
 
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export type MessageProps = {
   reactions?: ReactNode;
   hideReadReceipts?: boolean;
   showDeveloperTools?: boolean;
-  powerLevelTag?: PowerLevelTag;
+  memberPowerTag?: MemberPowerTag;
   accessibleTagColors?: Map<string, string>;
   legacyUsernameColor?: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
       reactions,
       hideReadReceipts,
       showDeveloperTools,
-      powerLevelTag,
+      memberPowerTag,
       accessibleTagColors,
       legacyUsernameColor,
       hour24Clock,
@@ -733,11 +733,11 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
       getMemberDisplayName(room, senderId) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(senderId) ?? senderId;
     const senderAvatarMxc = getMemberAvatarMxc(room, senderId);
 
-    const tagColor = powerLevelTag?.color
-      ? accessibleTagColors?.get(powerLevelTag.color)
+    const tagColor = memberPowerTag?.color
+      ? accessibleTagColors?.get(memberPowerTag.color)
       : undefined;
-    const tagIconSrc = powerLevelTag?.icon
-      ? getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerLevelTag.icon)
+    const tagIconSrc = memberPowerTag?.icon
+      ? getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, memberPowerTag.icon)
       : undefined;
 
     const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor ? colorMXID(senderId) : tagColor;
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
index 8e73e66e..9986849f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
@@ -69,18 +69,23 @@ import { Image } from '../../../components/media';
 import { ImageViewer } from '../../../components/image-viewer';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
-import { usePowerLevelsAPI, usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { ContainerColor } from '../../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
-import {
-  getTagIconSrc,
-  useAccessibleTagColors,
-  usePowerLevelTags,
-} from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useTheme } from '../../../hooks/useTheme';
 import { PowerIcon } from '../../../components/power';
 import colorMXID from '../../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { useIsDirectRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
+import {
+  GetMemberPowerTag,
+  getPowerTagIconSrc,
+  useAccessiblePowerTagColors,
+  useGetMemberPowerTag,
+} from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
 
 type PinnedMessageProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -88,22 +93,27 @@ type PinnedMessageProps = {
   renderContent: RenderMatrixEvent<[MatrixEvent, string, GetContentCallback]>;
   onOpen: (roomId: string, eventId: string) => void;
   canPinEvent: boolean;
+  getMemberPowerTag: GetMemberPowerTag;
+  accessibleTagColors: Map<string, string>;
+  legacyUsernameColor: boolean;
+  hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
-function PinnedMessage({ room, eventId, renderContent, onOpen, canPinEvent }: PinnedMessageProps) {
+function PinnedMessage({
+  room,
+  eventId,
+  renderContent,
+  onOpen,
+  canPinEvent,
+  getMemberPowerTag,
+  accessibleTagColors,
+  legacyUsernameColor,
+  hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
+}: PinnedMessageProps) {
   const pinnedEvent = useRoomEvent(room, eventId);
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const direct = useIsDirectRoom();
-  const [legacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'legacyUsernameColor');
-
-  const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-  const { getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
-  const theme = useTheme();
-  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessibleTagColors(theme.kind, powerLevelTags);
-
-  const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
-  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   const [unpinState, unpin] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(() => {
@@ -169,14 +179,15 @@ function PinnedMessage({ room, eventId, renderContent, onOpen, canPinEvent }: Pi
   const senderAvatarMxc = getMemberAvatarMxc(room, sender);
   const getContent = (() => pinnedEvent.getContent()) as GetContentCallback;
 
-  const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(sender);
-  const powerLevelTag = getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel);
-  const tagColor = powerLevelTag?.color ? accessibleTagColors?.get(powerLevelTag.color) : undefined;
-  const tagIconSrc = powerLevelTag?.icon
-    ? getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerLevelTag.icon)
+  const memberPowerTag = getMemberPowerTag(sender);
+  const tagColor = memberPowerTag?.color
+    ? accessibleTagColors?.get(memberPowerTag.color)
+    : undefined;
+  const tagIconSrc = memberPowerTag?.icon
+    ? getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, memberPowerTag.icon)
     : undefined;
 
-  const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor || direct ? colorMXID(sender) : tagColor;
+  const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor ? colorMXID(sender) : tagColor;
 
   return (
     <ModernLayout
@@ -222,8 +233,7 @@ function PinnedMessage({ room, eventId, renderContent, onOpen, canPinEvent }: Pi
           replyEventId={pinnedEvent.replyEventId}
           threadRootId={pinnedEvent.threadRootId}
           onClick={handleOpenClick}
-          getPowerLevel={getPowerLevel}
-          getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
+          getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
           accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
           legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor}
         />
@@ -242,14 +252,34 @@ export const RoomPinMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomPinMenuProps>(
     const mx = useMatrixClient();
     const userId = mx.getUserId()!;
     const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
-    const { canSendStateEvent, getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-    const canPinEvent = canSendStateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, getPowerLevel(userId));
+    const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+    const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+    const canPinEvent = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, userId);
+
+    const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+    const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+    const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const accessibleTagColors = useAccessiblePowerTagColors(
+      theme.kind,
+      creatorsTag,
+      powerLevelTags
+    );
 
     const pinnedEvents = useRoomPinnedEvents(room);
     const sortedPinnedEvent = useMemo(() => Array.from(pinnedEvents).reverse(), [pinnedEvents]);
     const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
     const [mediaAutoLoad] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'mediaAutoLoad');
     const [urlPreview] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'urlPreview');
+
+    const direct = useIsDirectRoom();
+    const [legacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'legacyUsernameColor');
+
+    const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+    const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
+
     const { navigateRoom } = useRoomNavigate();
     const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -464,6 +494,11 @@ export const RoomPinMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomPinMenuProps>(
                               renderContent={renderMatrixEvent}
                               onOpen={handleOpen}
                               canPinEvent={canPinEvent}
+                              getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
+                              accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
+                              legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
+                              hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                              dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                             />
                           </SequenceCard>
                         </VirtualTile>
diff --git a/src/app/features/space-settings/general/General.tsx b/src/app/features/space-settings/general/General.tsx
index 6f4d8d38..641bfa7a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/space-settings/general/General.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/space-settings/general/General.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   RoomPublish,
   RoomUpgrade,
 } from '../../common-settings/general';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type GeneralProps = {
   requestClose: () => void;
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ type GeneralProps = {
 export function General({ requestClose }: GeneralProps) {
   const room = useRoom();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
 
   return (
     <Page>
@@ -39,20 +43,20 @@ export function General({ requestClose }: GeneralProps) {
         <Scroll hideTrack visibility="Hover">
           <PageContent>
             <Box direction="Column" gap="700">
-              <RoomProfile powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+              <RoomProfile permissions={permissions} />
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Options</Text>
-                <RoomJoinRules powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomPublish powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+                <RoomJoinRules permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomPublish permissions={permissions} />
               </Box>
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Addresses</Text>
-                <RoomPublishedAddresses powerLevels={powerLevels} />
-                <RoomLocalAddresses powerLevels={powerLevels} />
+                <RoomPublishedAddresses permissions={permissions} />
+                <RoomLocalAddresses permissions={permissions} />
               </Box>
               <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
                 <Text size="L400">Advance Options</Text>
-                <RoomUpgrade powerLevels={powerLevels} requestClose={requestClose} />
+                <RoomUpgrade permissions={permissions} requestClose={requestClose} />
               </Box>
             </Box>
           </PageContent>
diff --git a/src/app/features/space-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx b/src/app/features/space-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
index ae3769bf..7572a71b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/space-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/space-settings/permissions/Permissions.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Box, Icon, IconButton, Icons, Scroll, Text } from 'folds';
 import { Page, PageContent, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { usePermissionGroups } from './usePermissionItems';
 import { PermissionGroups, Powers, PowersEditor } from '../../common-settings/permissions';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type PermissionsProps = {
   requestClose: () => void;
@@ -15,11 +17,12 @@ export function Permissions({ requestClose }: PermissionsProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const room = useRoom();
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canSendStateEvent } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canEditPowers = canSendStateEvent(
-    StateEvent.PowerLevelTags,
-    getPowerLevel(mx.getSafeUserId())
-  );
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+
+  const canEditPowers = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.PowerLevelTags, mx.getSafeUserId());
+  const canEditPermissions = permissions.stateEvent(StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels, mx.getSafeUserId());
   const permissionGroups = usePermissionGroups();
 
   const [powerEditor, setPowerEditor] = useState(false);
@@ -57,7 +60,11 @@ export function Permissions({ requestClose }: PermissionsProps) {
                 onEdit={canEditPowers ? handleEditPowers : undefined}
                 permissionGroups={permissionGroups}
               />
-              <PermissionGroups powerLevels={powerLevels} permissionGroups={permissionGroups} />
+              <PermissionGroups
+                canEdit={canEditPermissions}
+                powerLevels={powerLevels}
+                permissionGroups={permissionGroups}
+              />
             </Box>
           </PageContent>
         </Scroll>
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerCompare.ts b/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerCompare.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72163edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerCompare.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { IPowerLevels, readPowerLevel } from './usePowerLevels';
+
+export const useMemberPowerCompare = (creators: Set<string>, powerLevels: IPowerLevels) => {
+  /**
+   * returns `true` if `userIdA` has more power than `userIdB`
+   * returns `false` otherwise
+   */
+  const hasMorePower = useCallback(
+    (userIdA: string, userIdB: string): boolean => {
+      const aIsCreator = creators.has(userIdA);
+      const bIsCreator = creators.has(userIdB);
+      if (aIsCreator && bIsCreator) return false;
+      if (aIsCreator) return true;
+      if (bIsCreator) return false;
+
+      const aPower = readPowerLevel.user(powerLevels, userIdA);
+      const bPower = readPowerLevel.user(powerLevels, userIdB);
+
+      return aPower > bPower;
+    },
+    [creators, powerLevels]
+  );
+
+  return {
+    hasMorePower,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerTag.ts b/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerTag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31e52aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useMemberPowerTag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { MatrixClient, Room, RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { getPowerLevelTag, PowerLevelTags, usePowerLevelTags } from './usePowerLevelTags';
+import { IPowerLevels, readPowerLevel } from './usePowerLevels';
+import { MemberPowerTag, MemberPowerTagIcon } from '../../types/matrix/room';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from './useRoomCreatorsTag';
+import { ThemeKind } from './useTheme';
+import { accessibleColor } from '../plugins/color';
+
+export type GetMemberPowerTag = (userId: string) => MemberPowerTag;
+
+export const useGetMemberPowerTag = (
+  room: Room,
+  creators: Set<string>,
+  powerLevels: IPowerLevels
+) => {
+  const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+
+  const getMemberPowerTag: GetMemberPowerTag = useCallback(
+    (userId) => {
+      if (creators.has(userId)) {
+        return creatorsTag;
+      }
+
+      const power = readPowerLevel.user(powerLevels, userId);
+      return getPowerLevelTag(powerLevelTags, power);
+    },
+    [creators, creatorsTag, powerLevels, powerLevelTags]
+  );
+
+  return getMemberPowerTag;
+};
+
+export const getPowerTagIconSrc = (
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  useAuthentication: boolean,
+  icon: MemberPowerTagIcon
+): string | undefined =>
+  icon?.key?.startsWith('mxc://')
+    ? mx.mxcUrlToHttp(icon.key, 96, 96, 'scale', undefined, undefined, useAuthentication) ?? '🌻'
+    : icon?.key;
+
+export const useAccessiblePowerTagColors = (
+  themeKind: ThemeKind,
+  creatorsTag: MemberPowerTag,
+  powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags
+): Map<string, string> => {
+  const accessibleColors: Map<string, string> = useMemo(() => {
+    const colors: Map<string, string> = new Map();
+    if (creatorsTag.color) {
+      colors.set(creatorsTag.color, accessibleColor(themeKind, creatorsTag.color));
+    }
+
+    Object.values(powerLevelTags).forEach((tag) => {
+      const { color } = tag;
+      if (!color) return;
+
+      colors.set(color, accessibleColor(themeKind, color));
+    });
+
+    return colors;
+  }, [powerLevelTags, creatorsTag, themeKind]);
+
+  return accessibleColors;
+};
+
+export const useFlattenPowerTagMembers = (
+  members: RoomMember[],
+  getTag: GetMemberPowerTag
+): Array<MemberPowerTag | RoomMember> => {
+  const PLTagOrRoomMember = useMemo(() => {
+    let prevTag: MemberPowerTag | undefined;
+    const tagOrMember: Array<MemberPowerTag | RoomMember> = [];
+    members.forEach((member) => {
+      const tag = getTag(member.userId);
+      if (tag !== prevTag) {
+        prevTag = tag;
+        tagOrMember.push(tag);
+      }
+      tagOrMember.push(member);
+    });
+    return tagOrMember;
+  }, [members, getTag]);
+
+  return PLTagOrRoomMember;
+};
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useMemberSort.ts b/src/app/hooks/useMemberSort.ts
index da955701..d8e403c5 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useMemberSort.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useMemberSort.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 export const MemberSort = {
   Ascending: (a: RoomMember, b: RoomMember) =>
@@ -46,3 +46,20 @@ export const useMemberSort = (index: number, memberSort: MemberSortItem[]): Memb
   const item = memberSort[index] ?? memberSort[0];
   return item;
 };
+
+export const useMemberPowerSort = (creators: Set<string>): MemberSortFn => {
+  const sort: MemberSortFn = useCallback(
+    (a, b) => {
+      if (creators.has(a.userId) && creators.has(b.userId)) {
+        return 0;
+      }
+      if (creators.has(a.userId)) return -1;
+      if (creators.has(b.userId)) return 1;
+
+      return b.powerLevel - a.powerLevel;
+    },
+    [creators]
+  );
+
+  return sort;
+};
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevelTags.ts b/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevelTags.ts
index b7bdd666..10235b52 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevelTags.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevelTags.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-import { MatrixClient, Room, RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { IPowerLevels } from './usePowerLevels';
 import { useStateEvent } from './useStateEvent';
-import { StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
-import { IImageInfo } from '../../types/matrix/common';
-import { ThemeKind } from './useTheme';
-import { accessibleColor } from '../plugins/color';
+import { MemberPowerTag, StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
 
-export type PowerLevelTagIcon = {
-  key?: string;
-  info?: IImageInfo;
-};
-export type PowerLevelTag = {
-  name: string;
-  color?: string;
-  icon?: PowerLevelTagIcon;
-};
-
-export type PowerLevelTags = Record<number, PowerLevelTag>;
+export type PowerLevelTags = Record<number, MemberPowerTag>;
 
 const powerSortFn = (a: number, b: number) => b - a;
 const sortPowers = (powers: number[]): number[] => powers.sort(powerSortFn);
@@ -64,7 +51,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TAGS: PowerLevelTags = {
     color: '#ff6a00',
   },
   150: {
-    name: 'Founder',
+    name: 'Co-Founder',
     color: '#ff6a7f',
   },
   101: {
@@ -89,7 +76,7 @@ const DEFAULT_TAGS: PowerLevelTags = {
   },
 };
 
-const generateFallbackTag = (powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags, power: number): PowerLevelTag => {
+const generateFallbackTag = (powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags, power: number): MemberPowerTag => {
   const highToLow = sortPowers(getPowers(powerLevelTags));
 
   const tagPower = highToLow.find((p) => p < power);
@@ -100,12 +87,7 @@ const generateFallbackTag = (powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags, power: number): Pow
   };
 };
 
-export type GetPowerLevelTag = (powerLevel: number) => PowerLevelTag;
-
-export const usePowerLevelTags = (
-  room: Room,
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels
-): [PowerLevelTags, GetPowerLevelTag] => {
+export const usePowerLevelTags = (room: Room, powerLevels: IPowerLevels): PowerLevelTags => {
   const tagsEvent = useStateEvent(room, StateEvent.PowerLevelTags);
 
   const powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags = useMemo(() => {
@@ -122,66 +104,13 @@ export const usePowerLevelTags = (
     return powerToTags;
   }, [powerLevels, tagsEvent]);
 
-  const getTag: GetPowerLevelTag = useCallback(
-    (power) => {
-      const tag: PowerLevelTag | undefined = powerLevelTags[power];
-      return tag ?? generateFallbackTag(DEFAULT_TAGS, power);
-    },
-    [powerLevelTags]
-  );
-
-  return [powerLevelTags, getTag];
+  return powerLevelTags;
 };
 
-export const useFlattenPowerLevelTagMembers = (
-  members: RoomMember[],
-  getPowerLevel: (userId: string) => number,
-  getTag: GetPowerLevelTag
-): Array<PowerLevelTag | RoomMember> => {
-  const PLTagOrRoomMember = useMemo(() => {
-    let prevTag: PowerLevelTag | undefined;
-    const tagOrMember: Array<PowerLevelTag | RoomMember> = [];
-    members.forEach((member) => {
-      const memberPL = getPowerLevel(member.userId);
-      const tag = getTag(memberPL);
-      if (tag !== prevTag) {
-        prevTag = tag;
-        tagOrMember.push(tag);
-      }
-      tagOrMember.push(member);
-    });
-    return tagOrMember;
-  }, [members, getTag, getPowerLevel]);
-
-  return PLTagOrRoomMember;
-};
-
-export const getTagIconSrc = (
-  mx: MatrixClient,
-  useAuthentication: boolean,
-  icon: PowerLevelTagIcon
-): string | undefined =>
-  icon?.key?.startsWith('mxc://')
-    ? mx.mxcUrlToHttp(icon.key, 96, 96, 'scale', undefined, undefined, useAuthentication) ?? '🌻'
-    : icon?.key;
-
-export const useAccessibleTagColors = (
-  themeKind: ThemeKind,
-  powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags
-): Map<string, string> => {
-  const accessibleColors: Map<string, string> = useMemo(() => {
-    const colors: Map<string, string> = new Map();
-
-    getPowers(powerLevelTags).forEach((power) => {
-      const tag = powerLevelTags[power];
-      const { color } = tag;
-      if (!color) return;
-
-      colors.set(color, accessibleColor(themeKind, color));
-    });
-
-    return colors;
-  }, [powerLevelTags, themeKind]);
-
-  return accessibleColors;
+export const getPowerLevelTag = (
+  powerLevelTags: PowerLevelTags,
+  powerLevel: number
+): MemberPowerTag => {
+  const tag: MemberPowerTag | undefined = powerLevelTags[powerLevel];
+  return tag ?? generateFallbackTag(powerLevelTags, powerLevel);
 };
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevels.ts b/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevels.ts
index e999afe8..0281b23c 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevels.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/usePowerLevels.ts
@@ -121,33 +121,8 @@ export const useRoomsPowerLevels = (rooms: Room[]): Map<string, IPowerLevels> =>
   return roomToPowerLevels;
 };
 
-export type GetPowerLevel = (powerLevels: IPowerLevels, userId: string | undefined) => number;
-export type CanSend = (
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels,
-  eventType: string | undefined,
-  powerLevel: number
-) => boolean;
-export type CanDoAction = (
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels,
-  action: PowerLevelActions,
-  powerLevel: number
-) => boolean;
-export type CanDoNotificationAction = (
-  powerLevels: IPowerLevels,
-  action: PowerLevelNotificationsAction,
-  powerLevel: number
-) => boolean;
-
-export type PowerLevelsAPI = {
-  getPowerLevel: GetPowerLevel;
-  canSendEvent: CanSend;
-  canSendStateEvent: CanSend;
-  canDoAction: CanDoAction;
-  canDoNotificationAction: CanDoNotificationAction;
-};
-
 export type ReadPowerLevelAPI = {
-  user: GetPowerLevel;
+  user: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels, userId: string | undefined) => number;
   event: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels, eventType: string | undefined) => number;
   state: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels, eventType: string | undefined) => number;
   action: (powerLevels: IPowerLevels, action: PowerLevelActions) => number;
@@ -193,63 +168,13 @@ export const readPowerLevel: ReadPowerLevelAPI = {
   },
 };
 
-export const powerLevelAPI: PowerLevelsAPI = {
-  getPowerLevel: (powerLevels, userId) => readPowerLevel.user(powerLevels, userId),
-  canSendEvent: (powerLevels, eventType, powerLevel) => {
-    const requiredPL = readPowerLevel.event(powerLevels, eventType);
-    return powerLevel >= requiredPL;
-  },
-  canSendStateEvent: (powerLevels, eventType, powerLevel) => {
-    const requiredPL = readPowerLevel.state(powerLevels, eventType);
-    return powerLevel >= requiredPL;
-  },
-  canDoAction: (powerLevels, action, powerLevel) => {
-    const requiredPL = readPowerLevel.action(powerLevels, action);
-    return powerLevel >= requiredPL;
-  },
-  canDoNotificationAction: (powerLevels, action, powerLevel) => {
-    const requiredPL = readPowerLevel.notification(powerLevels, action);
-    return powerLevel >= requiredPL;
-  },
-};
-
-export const usePowerLevelsAPI = (powerLevels: IPowerLevels) => {
-  const getPowerLevel = useCallback(
-    (userId: string | undefined) => powerLevelAPI.getPowerLevel(powerLevels, userId),
+export const useGetMemberPowerLevel = (powerLevels: IPowerLevels) => {
+  const callback = useCallback(
+    (userId?: string): number => readPowerLevel.user(powerLevels, userId),
     [powerLevels]
   );
 
-  const canSendEvent = useCallback(
-    (eventType: string | undefined, powerLevel: number) =>
-      powerLevelAPI.canSendEvent(powerLevels, eventType, powerLevel),
-    [powerLevels]
-  );
-
-  const canSendStateEvent = useCallback(
-    (eventType: string | undefined, powerLevel: number) =>
-      powerLevelAPI.canSendStateEvent(powerLevels, eventType, powerLevel),
-    [powerLevels]
-  );
-
-  const canDoAction = useCallback(
-    (action: PowerLevelActions, powerLevel: number) =>
-      powerLevelAPI.canDoAction(powerLevels, action, powerLevel),
-    [powerLevels]
-  );
-
-  const canDoNotificationAction = useCallback(
-    (action: PowerLevelNotificationsAction, powerLevel: number) =>
-      powerLevelAPI.canDoNotificationAction(powerLevels, action, powerLevel),
-    [powerLevels]
-  );
-
-  return {
-    getPowerLevel,
-    canSendEvent,
-    canSendStateEvent,
-    canDoAction,
-    canDoNotificationAction,
-  };
+  return callback;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreators.ts b/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreators.ts
index 1a635b29..269d11af 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreators.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreators.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { MatrixEvent, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useStateEvent } from './useStateEvent';
 import { IRoomCreateContent, StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
 import { creatorsSupported } from '../utils/matrix';
+import { getStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
 
 export const getRoomCreators = (createEvent: MatrixEvent): Set<string> => {
   const createContent = createEvent.getContent<IRoomCreateContent>();
@@ -36,3 +37,13 @@ export const useRoomCreators = (room: Room): Set<string> => {
 
   return creators;
 };
+
+export const getRoomCreatorsForRoomId = (mx: MatrixClient, roomId: string): Set<string> => {
+  const room = mx.getRoom(roomId);
+  if (!room) return new Set();
+
+  const createEvent = getStateEvent(room, StateEvent.RoomCreate);
+  if (!createEvent) return new Set();
+
+  return getRoomCreators(createEvent);
+};
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag.ts b/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d6db0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { MemberPowerTag } from '../../types/matrix/room';
+
+const DEFAULT_TAG: MemberPowerTag = {
+  name: 'Founder',
+  color: '#0000ff',
+};
+
+export const useRoomCreatorsTag = (): MemberPowerTag => DEFAULT_TAG;
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
index a4957743..afdfec6d 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
@@ -84,16 +84,19 @@ import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { BackRouteHandler } from '../../../components/BackRouteHandler';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { allRoomsAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/roomList';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
-import {
-  getTagIconSrc,
-  useAccessibleTagColors,
-  usePowerLevelTags,
-} from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevelTags';
 import { useTheme } from '../../../hooks/useTheme';
 import { PowerIcon } from '../../../components/power';
 import colorMXID from '../../../../util/colorMXID';
 import { mDirectAtom } from '../../../state/mDirectList';
+import {
+  getPowerTagIconSrc,
+  useAccessiblePowerTagColors,
+  useGetMemberPowerTag,
+} from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
+import { useRoomCreatorsTag } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreatorsTag';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 
 type RoomNotificationsGroup = {
   roomId: string;
@@ -224,10 +227,14 @@ function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
   const unread = useRoomUnread(room.roomId, roomToUnreadAtom);
 
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const [powerLevelTags, getPowerLevelTag] = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const creatorsTag = useRoomCreatorsTag();
+  const powerLevelTags = usePowerLevelTags(room, powerLevels);
+  const getMemberPowerTag = useGetMemberPowerTag(room, creators, powerLevels);
+
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessibleTagColors(theme.kind, powerLevelTags);
+  const accessibleTagColors = useAccessiblePowerTagColors(theme.kind, creatorsTag, powerLevelTags);
 
   const mentionClickHandler = useMentionClickHandler(room.roomId);
   const spoilerClickHandler = useSpoilerClickHandler();
@@ -447,13 +454,12 @@ function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
           const threadRootId =
             relation?.rel_type === RelationType.Thread ? relation.event_id : undefined;
 
-          const senderPowerLevel = getPowerLevel(event.sender);
-          const powerLevelTag = getPowerLevelTag(senderPowerLevel);
-          const tagColor = powerLevelTag?.color
-            ? accessibleTagColors?.get(powerLevelTag.color)
+          const memberPowerTag = getMemberPowerTag(event.sender);
+          const tagColor = memberPowerTag?.color
+            ? accessibleTagColors?.get(memberPowerTag.color)
             : undefined;
-          const tagIconSrc = powerLevelTag?.icon
-            ? getTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, powerLevelTag.icon)
+          const tagIconSrc = memberPowerTag?.icon
+            ? getPowerTagIconSrc(mx, useAuthentication, memberPowerTag.icon)
             : undefined;
 
           const usernameColor = legacyUsernameColor ? colorMXID(event.sender) : tagColor;
@@ -523,8 +529,7 @@ function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
                     replyEventId={replyEventId}
                     threadRootId={threadRootId}
                     onClick={handleOpenClick}
-                    getPowerLevel={getPowerLevel}
-                    getPowerLevelTag={getPowerLevelTag}
+                    getMemberPowerTag={getMemberPowerTag}
                     accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
                     legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor}
                   />
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
index 011741ee..3ee6c725 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import { AccountDataEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/accountData';
 import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { useNavToActivePathAtom } from '../../../state/hooks/navToActivePath';
 import { useOpenedSidebarFolderAtom } from '../../../state/hooks/openedSidebarFolder';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoomsUnread } from '../../../state/hooks/unread';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 import { markAsRead } from '../../../../client/action/notifications';
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { useSetting } from '../../../state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../../../state/settings';
 import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type SpaceMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -103,8 +105,10 @@ const SpaceMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceMenuProps>(
     const [hideActivity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hideActivity');
     const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
     const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-    const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-    const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? ''));
+    const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+    const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+    const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
     const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
 
     const allChild = useSpaceChildren(
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
index d1009464..008633f0 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { useRoomName } from '../../../hooks/useRoomMeta';
 import { useSpaceJoinedHierarchy } from '../../../hooks/useSpaceHierarchy';
 import { allRoomsAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/roomList';
 import { PageNav, PageNavContent, PageNavHeader } from '../../../components/page';
-import { usePowerLevels, usePowerLevelsAPI } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
+import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { openInviteUser } from '../../../../client/action/navigation';
 import { useRecursiveChildScopeFactory, useSpaceChildren } from '../../../state/hooks/roomList';
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToParents';
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../../hooks/useRoomsNotificationPreferences';
 import { useOpenSpaceSettings } from '../../../state/hooks/spaceSettings';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '../../../hooks/useRoomNavigate';
+import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
+import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 
 type SpaceMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -87,8 +89,10 @@ const SpaceMenu = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SpaceMenuProps>(({ room, requestClo
   const [developerTools] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'developerTools');
   const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
   const powerLevels = usePowerLevels(room);
-  const { getPowerLevel, canDoAction } = usePowerLevelsAPI(powerLevels);
-  const canInvite = canDoAction('invite', getPowerLevel(mx.getUserId() ?? ''));
+  const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
+
+  const permissions = useRoomPermissions(creators, powerLevels);
+  const canInvite = permissions.action('invite', mx.getSafeUserId());
   const openSpaceSettings = useOpenSpaceSettings();
   const { navigateRoom } = useRoomNavigate();
 
diff --git a/src/types/matrix/room.ts b/src/types/matrix/room.ts
index 65dc35f4..82b5451f 100644
--- a/src/types/matrix/room.ts
+++ b/src/types/matrix/room.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { IImageInfo } from './common';
+
 export enum Membership {
   Invite = 'invite',
   Knock = 'knock',
@@ -93,3 +95,13 @@ export type MuteChanges = {
   added: string[];
   removed: string[];
 };
+
+export type MemberPowerTagIcon = {
+  key?: string;
+  info?: IImageInfo;
+};
+export type MemberPowerTag = {
+  name: string;
+  color?: string;
+  icon?: MemberPowerTagIcon;
+};