diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd58c428e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import type { MatrixDispatcher } from "../../../../src/dispatcher/dispatcher";
+import { RoomListStoreV3Class } from "../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3";
+import { AsyncStoreWithClient } from "../../../../src/stores/AsyncStoreWithClient";
+import { RecencySorter } from "../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/sorters/RecencySorter";
+import { stubClient } from "../../../test-utils";
+import { getMockedRooms } from "./skip-list/getMockedRooms";
+
+describe("RoomListStoreV3", () => {
+    async function getRoomListStore() {
+        const client = stubClient();
+        const rooms = getMockedRooms(client);
+        client.getVisibleRooms = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(rooms);
+        jest.spyOn(AsyncStoreWithClient.prototype, "matrixClient", "get").mockReturnValue(client);
+        const fakeDispatcher = { register: jest.fn() } as unknown as MatrixDispatcher;
+        const store = new RoomListStoreV3Class(fakeDispatcher);
+        store.start();
+        return { client, rooms, store };
+    }
+
+    it("Provides an unsorted list of rooms", async () => {
+        const { store, rooms } = await getRoomListStore();
+        expect(store.getRooms()).toEqual(rooms);
+    });
+
+    it("Provides a sorted list of rooms", async () => {
+        const { store, rooms, client } = await getRoomListStore();
+        const sorter = new RecencySorter(client.getSafeUserId());
+        const sortedRooms = sorter.sort(rooms);
+        expect(store.getSortedRooms()).toEqual(sortedRooms);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/RoomSkipList-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/RoomSkipList-test.ts
index 3172307a81..b644aa30e9 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/RoomSkipList-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/RoomSkipList-test.ts
@@ -7,26 +7,15 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { shuffle } from "lodash";
 
-import type { MatrixClient, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import type { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import type { Sorter } from "../../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/sorters";
-import { mkMessage, mkStubRoom, stubClient } from "../../../../test-utils";
+import { mkMessage, stubClient } from "../../../../test-utils";
 import { RoomSkipList } from "../../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/RoomSkipList";
 import { RecencySorter } from "../../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/sorters/RecencySorter";
 import { AlphabeticSorter } from "../../../../../src/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/sorters/AlphabeticSorter";
+import { getMockedRooms } from "./getMockedRooms";
 
 describe("RoomSkipList", () => {
-    function getMockedRooms(client: MatrixClient, roomCount: number = 100): Room[] {
-        const rooms: Room[] = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < roomCount; ++i) {
-            const roomId = `!foo${i}:matrix.org`;
-            const room = mkStubRoom(roomId, `Foo Room ${i}`, client);
-            const event = mkMessage({ room: roomId, user: `@foo${i}:matrix.org`, ts: i + 1, event: true });
-            room.timeline.push(event);
-            rooms.push(room);
-        }
-        return rooms;
-    }
-
     function generateSkipList(roomCount?: number): {
         skipList: RoomSkipList;
         rooms: Room[];
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/getMockedRooms.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/getMockedRooms.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d895ba944b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/room-list-v3/skip-list/getMockedRooms.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import type { MatrixClient, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { mkMessage, mkStubRoom } from "../../../../test-utils";
+
+export function getMockedRooms(client: MatrixClient, roomCount: number = 100): Room[] {
+    const rooms: Room[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < roomCount; ++i) {
+        const roomId = `!foo${i}:matrix.org`;
+        const room = mkStubRoom(roomId, `Foo Room ${i}`, client);
+        const event = mkMessage({ room: roomId, user: `@foo${i}:matrix.org`, ts: i + 1, event: true });
+        room.timeline.push(event);
+        rooms.push(room);
+    }
+    return rooms;
+}