diff --git a/autotests/eventhandlertest.cpp b/autotests/eventhandlertest.cpp
index 7df92639a..6f922ebf3 100644
--- a/autotests/eventhandlertest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/eventhandlertest.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void EventHandlerTest::author()
 
     auto eventHandlerAuthor = eventHandler.getAuthor();
 
-    QCOMPARE(eventHandlerAuthor["isLocalUser"_ls], author->id() == room->localUser()->id());
+    QCOMPARE(eventHandlerAuthor["isLocalUser"_ls], author->id() == room->localMember().id());
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerAuthor["id"_ls], author->id());
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerAuthor["displayName"_ls], author->displayname(room));
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerAuthor["avatarSource"_ls], room->avatarForMember(author));
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void EventHandlerTest::replyAuthor()
 
     auto eventHandlerReplyAuthor = eventHandler.getReplyAuthor();
 
-    QCOMPARE(eventHandlerReplyAuthor["isLocalUser"_ls], replyAuthor->id() == room->localUser()->id());
+    QCOMPARE(eventHandlerReplyAuthor["isLocalUser"_ls], replyAuthor->id() == room->localMember().id());
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerReplyAuthor["id"_ls], replyAuthor->id());
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerReplyAuthor["displayName"_ls], replyAuthor->displayname(room));
     QCOMPARE(eventHandlerReplyAuthor["avatarSource"_ls], room->avatarForMember(replyAuthor));
diff --git a/src/actionshandler.cpp b/src/actionshandler.cpp
index 8fd3cf535..e5ddaadbd 100644
--- a/src/actionshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/actionshandler.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ActionsHandler::handleMessage(const QString &text, QString handledText, Cha
 
             for (auto it = m_room->messageEvents().crbegin(); it != m_room->messageEvents().crend(); it++) {
                 if (const auto event = eventCast<const RoomMessageEvent>(&**it)) {
-                    if (event->senderId() == m_room->localUser()->id() && event->hasTextContent()) {
+                    if (event->senderId() == m_room->localMember().id() && event->hasTextContent()) {
                         QString originalString;
                         if (event->content()) {
                             originalString = static_cast<const Quotient::EventContent::TextContent *>(event->content())->body;
diff --git a/src/eventhandler.cpp b/src/eventhandler.cpp
index 4b26411d7..272ef0e33 100644
--- a/src/eventhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/eventhandler.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ QVariantMap EventHandler::getAuthor(bool isPending) const
         return m_room->getUser(nullptr);
     }
 
-    const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localUser() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
+    const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localMember() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
     return m_room->getUser(author);
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ QString EventHandler::getAuthorDisplayName(bool isPending) const
         }
         return previousDisplayName;
     } else {
-        const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localUser() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
+        const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localMember() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
         return m_room->htmlSafeMemberName(author->id());
     }
 }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ QString EventHandler::singleLineAuthorDisplayname(bool isPending) const
         return {};
     }
 
-    const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localUser() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
+    const auto author = isPending ? m_room->localMember() : m_room->user(m_event->senderId());
     auto displayName = m_room->safeMemberName(author->id());
     displayName.replace(QStringLiteral("<br>\n"), QStringLiteral(" "));
     displayName.replace(QStringLiteral("<br>"), QStringLiteral(" "));
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ bool EventHandler::hasReadMarkers() const
     }
 
     auto userIds = m_room->userIdsAtEvent(m_event->id());
-    userIds.remove(m_room->localUser()->id());
+    userIds.remove(m_room->localMember().id());
     return userIds.size() > 0;
 }
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ QVariantList EventHandler::getReadMarkers(int maxMarkers) const
     }
 
     auto userIds_temp = m_room->userIdsAtEvent(m_event->id());
-    userIds_temp.remove(m_room->localUser()->id());
+    userIds_temp.remove(m_room->localMember().id());
 
     auto userIds = userIds_temp.values();
     if (userIds.count() > maxMarkers) {
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ QString EventHandler::getNumberExcessReadMarkers(int maxMarkers) const
     }
 
     auto userIds = m_room->userIdsAtEvent(m_event->id());
-    userIds.remove(m_room->localUser()->id());
+    userIds.remove(m_room->localMember().id());
 
     if (userIds.count() > maxMarkers) {
         return QStringLiteral("+ ") + QString::number(userIds.count() - maxMarkers);
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ QString EventHandler::getReadMarkersString() const
     }
 
     auto userIds = m_room->userIdsAtEvent(m_event->id());
-    userIds.remove(m_room->localUser()->id());
+    userIds.remove(m_room->localMember().id());
 
     /**
      * The string ends up in the form
diff --git a/src/models/actionsmodel.cpp b/src/models/actionsmodel.cpp
index e59106e80..0e92b87b8 100644
--- a/src/models/actionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/actionsmodel.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ QList<ActionsModel::Action> actions{
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Info, i18nc("<user> is banned from this room.", "%1 is banned from this room.", text));
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (room->localUser()->id() == text) {
+            if (room->localMember().id() == text) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Positive, i18n("You are already in this room."));
                 return QString();
             }
@@ -430,11 +430,11 @@ QList<ActionsModel::Action> actions{
             if (!plEvent) {
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (plEvent->ban() > plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localUser()->id())) {
+            if (plEvent->ban() > plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localMember().id())) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Error, i18n("You are not allowed to ban users from this room."));
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localUser()->id()) <= plEvent->powerLevelForUser(parts[0])) {
+            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localMember().id()) <= plEvent->powerLevelForUser(parts[0])) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(
                     NeoChatRoom::Error,
                     i18nc("You are not allowed to ban <username> from this room.", "You are not allowed to ban %1 from this room.", parts[0]));
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ QList<ActionsModel::Action> actions{
             if (!plEvent) {
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (plEvent->ban() > plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localUser()->id())) {
+            if (plEvent->ban() > plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localMember().id())) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Error, i18n("You are not allowed to unban users from this room."));
                 return QString();
             }
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ QList<ActionsModel::Action> actions{
                                          i18nc("'<text>' does not look like a matrix id.", "'%1' does not look like a matrix id.", parts[0]));
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (parts[0] == room->localUser()->id()) {
+            if (parts[0] == room->localMember().id()) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Error, i18n("You cannot kick yourself from the room."));
                 return QString();
             }
@@ -507,11 +507,11 @@ QList<ActionsModel::Action> actions{
                 return QString();
             }
             auto kick = plEvent->kick();
-            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localUser()->id()) < kick) {
+            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localMember().id()) < kick) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(NeoChatRoom::Error, i18n("You are not allowed to kick users from this room."));
                 return QString();
             }
-            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localUser()->id()) <= plEvent->powerLevelForUser(parts[0])) {
+            if (plEvent->powerLevelForUser(room->localMember().id()) <= plEvent->powerLevelForUser(parts[0])) {
                 Q_EMIT room->showMessage(
                     NeoChatRoom::Error,
                     i18nc("You are not allowed to kick <username> from this room", "You are not allowed to kick %1 from this room.", parts[0]));
diff --git a/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
index a7385c4ee..51749330e 100644
--- a/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void MessageEventModel::setRoom(NeoChatRoom *room)
             beginResetModel();
             endResetModel();
         });
-        qCDebug(MessageEvent) << "Connected to room" << room->id() << "as" << room->localUser()->id();
+        qCDebug(MessageEvent) << "Connected to room" << room->id() << "as" << room->localMember().id();
     } else {
         lastReadEventId.clear();
     }
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const
     }
 
     if (role == IsEditableRole) {
-        return eventHandler.messageComponentType() == MessageComponentType::Text && evt.senderId() == m_currentRoom->localUser()->id();
+        return eventHandler.messageComponentType() == MessageComponentType::Text && evt.senderId() == m_currentRoom->localMember().id();
     }
 
     return {};
diff --git a/src/models/reactionmodel.cpp b/src/models/reactionmodel.cpp
index 157dc3d03..f0a46de13 100644
--- a/src/models/reactionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/reactionmodel.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ QVariant ReactionModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
     if (role == HasLocalUser) {
         for (auto author : reaction.authors) {
-            if (author.toMap()[QStringLiteral("id")] == m_room->localUser()->id()) {
+            if (author.toMap()[QStringLiteral("id")] == m_room->localMember().id()) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/neochatroom.cpp b/src/neochatroom.cpp
index 9cd3ff8da..58cf8264c 100644
--- a/src/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ NeoChatRoom::NeoChatRoom(Connection *connection, QString roomId, JoinState joinS
         if (this->joinState() != JoinState::Invite) {
             return;
         }
-        auto roomMemberEvent = currentState().get<RoomMemberEvent>(localUser()->id());
+        auto roomMemberEvent = currentState().get<RoomMemberEvent>(localMember().id());
         QImage avatar_image;
         if (roomMemberEvent && !user(roomMemberEvent->senderId())->avatarUrl(this).isEmpty()) {
             avatar_image = user(roomMemberEvent->senderId())->avatar(128, this);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void NeoChatRoom::forget()
 QVariantList NeoChatRoom::getUsersTyping() const
 {
     auto users = usersTyping();
-    users.removeAll(localUser());
+    users.removeAll(localMember());
     QVariantList userVariants;
     for (const auto &user : users) {
         if (connection()->isIgnored(user->id())) {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ QVariantList NeoChatRoom::getUsersTyping() const
 
 void NeoChatRoom::sendTypingNotification(bool isTyping)
 {
-    connection()->callApi<SetTypingJob>(BackgroundRequest, localUser()->id(), id(), isTyping, 10000);
+    connection()->callApi<SetTypingJob>(BackgroundRequest, localMember().id(), id(), isTyping, 10000);
 }
 
 const RoomEvent *NeoChatRoom::lastEvent() const
@@ -374,13 +374,13 @@ bool NeoChatRoom::isEventHighlighted(const RoomEvent *e) const
 
 void NeoChatRoom::checkForHighlights(const Quotient::TimelineItem &ti)
 {
-    auto localUserId = localUser()->id();
-    if (ti->senderId() == localUserId) {
+    auto localMemberId = localMember().id();
+    if (ti->senderId() == localMemberId) {
         return;
     }
     if (auto *e = ti.viewAs<RoomMessageEvent>()) {
         const auto &text = e->plainBody();
-        if (text.contains(localUserId) || text.contains(safeMemberName(localUserId))) {
+        if (text.contains(localMemberId) || text.contains(safeMemberName(localMemberId))) {
             highlights.insert(e);
         }
     }
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ QVariantMap NeoChatRoom::getUser(User *user) const
     }
 
     return QVariantMap{
-        {QStringLiteral("isLocalUser"), user->id() == localUser()->id()},
+        {QStringLiteral("isLocalUser"), user->id() == localMember().id()},
         {QStringLiteral("id"), user->id()},
         {QStringLiteral("displayName"), user->displayname(this)},
         {QStringLiteral("escapedDisplayName"), htmlSafeMemberName(user->id())},
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ QString NeoChatRoom::avatarMediaId() const
     // Use the first (excluding self) user's avatar for direct chats
     const auto dcUsers = directChatUsers();
     for (const auto u : dcUsers) {
-        if (u != localUser()) {
+        if (u != localMember()) {
             return u->avatarMediaId(this);
         }
     }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void NeoChatRoom::toggleReaction(const QString &eventId, const QString &reaction
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (e->senderId() == localUser()->id()) {
+                if (e->senderId() == localMember().id()) {
                     redactEventIds.push_back(e->id());
                     break;
                 }
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ bool NeoChatRoom::canSendEvent(const QString &eventType) const
         return false;
     }
     auto pl = plEvent->powerLevelForEvent(eventType);
-    auto currentPl = plEvent->powerLevelForUser(localUser()->id());
+    auto currentPl = plEvent->powerLevelForUser(localMember().id());
 
     return currentPl >= pl;
 }
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ bool NeoChatRoom::canSendState(const QString &eventType) const
         return false;
     }
     auto pl = plEvent->powerLevelForState(eventType);
-    auto currentPl = plEvent->powerLevelForUser(localUser()->id());
+    auto currentPl = plEvent->powerLevelForUser(localMember().id());
 
     return currentPl >= pl;
 }
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ void NeoChatRoom::setUrlPreviewEnabled(const bool &urlPreviewEnabled)
      *  "type": "org.matrix.room.preview_urls",
      * }
      */
-    connection()->callApi<SetAccountDataPerRoomJob>(localUser()->id(),
+    connection()->callApi<SetAccountDataPerRoomJob>(localMember().id(),
                                                     id(),
                                                     "org.matrix.room.preview_urls"_ls,
                                                     QJsonObject{{"disable"_ls, !urlPreviewEnabled}});
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ void NeoChatRoom::editLastMessage()
         }
 
         // check if the current message's sender's id is same as the user's id
-        if ((*it)->senderId() == localUser()->id()) {
+        if ((*it)->senderId() == localMember().id()) {
             auto content = (*it)->contentJson();
 
             if (e->msgtype() != MessageEventType::Unknown) {
diff --git a/src/notificationsmanager.cpp b/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
index ace9fe52e..4d6d51cd5 100644
--- a/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/notificationsmanager.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void NotificationsManager::postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room,
         if (!room) {
             return;
         }
-        auto connection = dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(Controller::instance().accounts().get(room->localUser()->id()));
+        auto connection = dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(Controller::instance().accounts().get(room->localMember().id()));
         Controller::instance().setActiveConnection(connection);
         RoomManager::instance().setConnection(connection);
         RoomManager::instance().resolveResource(room->id());
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void NotificationsManager::postNotification(NeoChatRoom *room,
         notification->setReplyAction(std::move(replyAction));
     }
 
-    notification->setHint(QStringLiteral("x-kde-origin-name"), room->localUser()->id());
+    notification->setHint(QStringLiteral("x-kde-origin-name"), room->localMember().id());
     notification->sendEvent();
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void NotificationsManager::postInviteNotification(NeoChatRoom *rawRoom, const QS
         m_invitations.remove(room->id());
     });
 
-    notification->setHint(QStringLiteral("x-kde-origin-name"), room->localUser()->id());
+    notification->setHint(QStringLiteral("x-kde-origin-name"), room->localMember().id());
 
     notification->sendEvent();
     m_invitations.insert(room->id(), notification);
diff --git a/src/pollhandler.cpp b/src/pollhandler.cpp
index 463cbc5fb..30911e220 100644
--- a/src/pollhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/pollhandler.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void PollHandler::sendPollAnswer(const QString &eventId, const QString &answerId
         return;
     }
     QStringList ownAnswers;
-    for (const auto &answer : m_answers[room->localUser()->id()].toArray()) {
+    for (const auto &answer : m_answers[room->localMember().id()].toArray()) {
         ownAnswers += answer.toString();
     }
     if (ownAnswers.contains(answerId)) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void PollHandler::sendPollAnswer(const QString &eventId, const QString &answerId
     }
 
     auto response = new PollResponseEvent(eventId, ownAnswers);
-    handleAnswer(response->contentJson(), room->localUser()->id(), QDateTime::currentDateTime());
+    handleAnswer(response->contentJson(), room->localMember().id(), QDateTime::currentDateTime());
     room->postEvent(response);
 }