diff --git a/lib/src/client.dart b/lib/src/client.dart
index 10a8e91..2a7a285 100644
--- a/lib/src/client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/client.dart
@@ -1076,10 +1076,12 @@ class Client {
   /// The compare function how the rooms should be sorted internally. By default
   /// rooms are sorted by timestamp of the last m.room.message event or the last
   /// event if there is no known message.
-  RoomSorter sortRoomsBy = (a, b) => (a.isFavourite != b.isFavourite)
-      ? (a.isFavourite ? -1 : 1)
-      : b.timeCreated.millisecondsSinceEpoch
-          .compareTo(a.timeCreated.millisecondsSinceEpoch);
+  RoomSorter sortRoomsBy = (a, b) => (a.membership != b.membership)
+      ? (a.membership == Membership.invite ? -1 : 1)
+      : (a.isFavourite != b.isFavourite)
+          ? (a.isFavourite ? -1 : 1)
+          : b.timeCreated.millisecondsSinceEpoch
+              .compareTo(a.timeCreated.millisecondsSinceEpoch);
 
   void _sortRooms() {
     if (prevBatch == null || _sortLock || rooms.length < 2) return;