diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineController/RoomTimelineController.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineController/RoomTimelineController.swift
index 95ab7dc611..b33f6f95ac 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineController/RoomTimelineController.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineController/RoomTimelineController.swift
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ class RoomTimelineController: RoomTimelineControllerProtocol {
             // Otherwise check if we need to add anything to the top of the timeline.
             switch timelineProvider.backPaginationState {
             case .timelineStartReached:
-                let timelineStart = TimelineStartRoomTimelineItem(name: roomProxy.displayName ?? roomProxy.name)
-                newTimelineItems.insert(timelineStart, at: 0)
+                if !roomProxy.isEncryptedOneToOneRoom {
+                    let timelineStart = TimelineStartRoomTimelineItem(name: roomProxy.displayName ?? roomProxy.name)
+                    newTimelineItems.insert(timelineStart, at: 0)
+                }
                 canBackPaginate = false
             case .paginating:
                 newTimelineItems.insert(PaginationIndicatorRoomTimelineItem(), at: 0)
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ class RoomTimelineController: RoomTimelineControllerProtocol {
     private func buildTimelineItem(for itemProxy: TimelineItemProxy) -> RoomTimelineItemProtocol? {
         switch itemProxy {
         case .event(let eventTimelineItem):
-            let timelineItem = timelineItemFactory.buildTimelineItem(for: eventTimelineItem)
+            let timelineItem = timelineItemFactory.buildTimelineItem(for: eventTimelineItem, isDM: roomProxy.isEncryptedOneToOneRoom)
             
             // When backup is enabled just show the timeline items, they will most likely
             // resolve eventually. If we don't know the backup state then we assume the session is not verified yet,
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
index 6c7b79b669..a109dcdee2 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct RoomTimelineItemFactory: RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol {
         self.stateEventStringBuilder = stateEventStringBuilder
     }
     
-    func buildTimelineItem(for eventItemProxy: EventTimelineItemProxy) -> RoomTimelineItemProtocol? {
+    func buildTimelineItem(for eventItemProxy: EventTimelineItemProxy, isDM: Bool) -> RoomTimelineItemProtocol? {
         let isOutgoing = eventItemProxy.isOwn
         
         switch eventItemProxy.content.kind() {
@@ -55,8 +55,14 @@ struct RoomTimelineItemFactory: RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol {
         case .message:
             return buildMessageTimelineItem(eventItemProxy, isOutgoing)
         case .state(_, let content):
+            if isDM, content == .roomCreate {
+                return nil
+            }
             return buildStateTimelineItem(for: eventItemProxy, state: content, isOutgoing: isOutgoing)
         case .roomMembership(userId: let userID, change: let change):
+            if isDM, change == .joined, userID == self.userID {
+                return nil
+            }
             return buildStateMembershipChangeTimelineItem(for: eventItemProxy, member: userID, membershipChange: change, isOutgoing: isOutgoing)
         case .profileChange(let displayName, let prevDisplayName, let avatarUrl, let prevAvatarUrl):
             return buildStateProfileChangeTimelineItem(for: eventItemProxy,
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol.swift
index 71f4613617..1f4a453d5e 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol.swift
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ import Foundation
 
 @MainActor
 protocol RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol {
-    func buildTimelineItem(for eventItemProxy: EventTimelineItemProxy) -> RoomTimelineItemProtocol?
+    func buildTimelineItem(for eventItemProxy: EventTimelineItemProxy, isDM: Bool) -> RoomTimelineItemProtocol?
 }
diff --git a/changelog.d/2329.change b/changelog.d/2329.change
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09c06f8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2329.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed unnecessary state events for DMs.
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