diff --git a/src/api/client/directory.rs b/src/api/client/directory.rs
index aee4341f..9ce4ffd7 100644
--- a/src/api/client/directory.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/directory.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use ruma::{
 	events::{
 		room::{
 			avatar::RoomAvatarEventContent,
-			canonical_alias::RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			join_rules::{JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent},
 			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
@@ -229,12 +228,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_public_rooms_filtered_helper(
 				canonical_alias: services()
 					.rooms
 					.state_accessor
-					.room_state_get(&room_id, &StateEventType::RoomCanonicalAlias, "")?
-					.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
-						serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-							.map(|c: RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent| c.alias)
-							.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid canonical alias event in database."))
-					})?,
+					.get_canonical_alias(&room_id)?,
 				name: services().rooms.state_accessor.get_name(&room_id)?,
 				num_joined_members: services()
 					.rooms
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
index 9a5dc9d0..c96ab7a0 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use ruma::{
 	events::{
 		room::{
 			avatar::RoomAvatarEventContent,
-			canonical_alias::RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			join_rules::{AllowRule, JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent, RoomMembership},
 			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
@@ -558,12 +557,7 @@ impl Service {
 			canonical_alias: services()
 				.rooms
 				.state_accessor
-				.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomCanonicalAlias, "")?
-				.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
-					serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-						.map(|c: RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent| c.alias)
-						.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid canonical alias event in database."))
-				})?,
+				.get_canonical_alias(room_id)?,
 			name: services().rooms.state_accessor.get_name(room_id)?,
 			num_joined_members: services()
 				.rooms
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
index 32ed66ee..62c8c224 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use ruma::{
 	events::{
 		room::{
 			avatar::RoomAvatarEventContent,
+			canonical_alias::RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent,
 			guest_access::{GuestAccess, RoomGuestAccessEventContent},
 			history_visibility::{HistoryVisibility, RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent},
 			member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ use ruma::{
 		},
 		StateEventType,
 	},
-	EventId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, RoomId, ServerName, UserId,
+	EventId, OwnedRoomAliasId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, RoomId, ServerName, UserId,
 };
 use serde_json::value::to_raw_value;
 use tokio::sync::MutexGuard;
@@ -330,4 +331,14 @@ impl Service {
 					.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid room guest access event in database."))
 			})
 	}
+
+	/// Gets the primary alias from canonical alias event
+	pub fn get_canonical_alias(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<Option<OwnedRoomAliasId>, Error> {
+		self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomCanonicalAlias, "")?
+			.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
+				serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
+					.map(|c: RoomCanonicalAliasEventContent| c.alias)
+					.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid canonical alias event in database."))
+			})
+	}
 }