diff --git a/src/@types/global.d.ts b/src/@types/global.d.ts
index 1df84ad344..3bbeda067b 100644
--- a/src/@types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/global.d.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import { type DeepReadonly } from "./common";
 import type MatrixChat from "../components/structures/MatrixChat";
 import { type InitialCryptoSetupStore } from "../stores/InitialCryptoSetupStore";
 import { type ModuleApiType } from "../modules/Api.ts";
+import type { RoomListStoreV3Class } from "../stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts";
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ declare global {
         mxToastStore: ToastStore;
         mxDeviceListener: DeviceListener;
         mxRoomListStore: RoomListStore;
+        mxRoomListStoreV3: RoomListStoreV3Class;
         mxRoomListLayoutStore: RoomListLayoutStore;
         mxPlatformPeg: PlatformPeg;
         mxIntegrationManagers: typeof IntegrationManagers;
diff --git a/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts b/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
index 21bbe3140d..8d1bf8331f 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list-v3/RoomListStoreV3.ts
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export class RoomListStoreV3Class extends AsyncStoreWithClient<EmptyObject> {
         if (this.roomSkipList?.initialized || !this.matrixClient) return;
         const sorter = new RecencySorter(this.matrixClient.getSafeUserId());
         this.roomSkipList = new RoomSkipList(sorter, FILTERS);
-        const rooms = this.getRooms();
         await SpaceStore.instance.storeReadyPromise;
+        const rooms = this.getRooms();
         this.roomSkipList.seed(rooms);
         this.emit(LISTS_UPDATE_EVENT);
     }
@@ -244,3 +244,5 @@ export default class RoomListStoreV3 {
         return this.internalInstance;
     }
 }
+
+window.mxRoomListStoreV3 = RoomListStoreV3.instance;