diff --git a/src/components/structures/HomePage.tsx b/src/components/structures/HomePage.tsx
index e695e7fd313..01c00427525 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/HomePage.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const onClickExplore = (ev: ButtonEvent): void => {
 
 const onClickNewRoom = (ev: ButtonEvent): void => {
     PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebHomeCreateRoomButton", ev);
-    dis.dispatch({ action: "view_create_room" });
+    dis.dispatch({ action: Action.CreateRoom });
 };
 
 interface IProps {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 33ecc9257a6..3d802d34ad9 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const AUTH_SCREENS = ["register", "mobile_register", "login", "forgot_password",
 // Actions that are redirected through the onboarding process prior to being
 // re-dispatched. NOTE: some actions are non-trivial and would require
 // re-factoring to be included in this list in future.
-const ONBOARDING_FLOW_STARTERS = [Action.ViewUserSettings, Action.CreateChat, "view_create_room"];
+const ONBOARDING_FLOW_STARTERS = [Action.ViewUserSettings, Action.CreateChat, Action.CreateRoom];
 
 interface IScreen {
     screen: string;
@@ -616,7 +616,10 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         // Start the onboarding process for certain actions
-        if (MatrixClientPeg.get()?.isGuest() && ONBOARDING_FLOW_STARTERS.includes(payload.action)) {
+        if (
+            MatrixClientPeg.get()?.isGuest() &&
+            ONBOARDING_FLOW_STARTERS.includes(payload.action as unknown as Action)
+        ) {
             // This will cause `payload` to be dispatched later, once a
             // sync has reached the "prepared" state. Setting a matrix ID
             // will cause a full login and sync and finally the deferred
@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 this.viewSomethingBehindModal();
                 break;
             }
-            case "view_create_room":
+            case Action.CreateRoom:
                 this.createRoom(payload.public, payload.defaultName, payload.type);
 
                 // View the welcome or home page if we need something to look at
@@ -1758,7 +1761,7 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             }
         } else if (screen === "new") {
             dis.dispatch({
-                action: "view_create_room",
+                action: Action.CreateRoom,
             });
         } else if (screen === "dm") {
             dis.dispatch({
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
index 722920e8289..55ba42e6140 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ const SpotlightDialog: React.FC<IProps> = ({ initialText = "", initialFilter = n
                         className="mx_SpotlightDialog_createRoom"
                         onClick={() =>
                             defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
-                                action: "view_create_room",
+                                action: Action.CreateRoom,
                                 public: true,
                                 defaultName: capitalize(trimmedQuery),
                             })
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomList.tsx
index 41767e9d2e1..2894255c04e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomList.tsx
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const UntaggedAuxButton: React.FC<IAuxButtonProps> = ({ tabIndex }) => {
                                 e.preventDefault();
                                 e.stopPropagation();
                                 closeMenu();
-                                defaultDispatcher.dispatch({ action: "view_create_room" });
+                                defaultDispatcher.dispatch({ action: Action.CreateRoom });
                                 PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebRoomListRoomsSublistPlusMenuCreateRoomItem", e);
                             }}
                         />
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ const UntaggedAuxButton: React.FC<IAuxButtonProps> = ({ tabIndex }) => {
                                     e.stopPropagation();
                                     closeMenu();
                                     defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
-                                        action: "view_create_room",
+                                        action: Action.CreateRoom,
                                         type: elementCallVideoRoomsEnabled
                                             ? RoomType.UnstableCall
                                             : RoomType.ElementVideo,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomListHeader.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomListHeader.tsx
index 3cde37a59a9..93be66c7736 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomListHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/LegacyRoomListHeader.tsx
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ const LegacyRoomListHeader: React.FC<IProps> = ({ onVisibilityChange }) => {
                         onClick={(e) => {
                             e.preventDefault();
                             e.stopPropagation();
-                            defaultDispatcher.dispatch({ action: "view_create_room" });
+                            defaultDispatcher.dispatch({ action: Action.CreateRoom });
                             PosthogTrackers.trackInteraction("WebRoomListHeaderPlusMenuCreateRoomItem", e);
                             closePlusMenu();
                         }}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ const LegacyRoomListHeader: React.FC<IProps> = ({ onVisibilityChange }) => {
                                 e.preventDefault();
                                 e.stopPropagation();
                                 defaultDispatcher.dispatch({
-                                    action: "view_create_room",
+                                    action: Action.CreateRoom,
                                     type: elementCallVideoRoomsEnabled ? RoomType.UnstableCall : RoomType.ElementVideo,
                                 });
                                 closePlusMenu();
diff --git a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
index 21f28c782a2..d3a6bc38a18 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
+++ b/src/dispatcher/actions.ts
@@ -370,4 +370,9 @@ export enum Action {
      * Open the direct message dialog
      */
     CreateChat = "view_create_chat",
+
+    /**
+     * Open the create room dialog
+     */
+    CreateRoom = "view_create_room",
 }