diff --git a/src/app/state/mDirectList.ts b/src/app/state/mDirectList.ts
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+import { atom } from 'jotai';
+import { ClientEvent, MatrixEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { mx } from '../../client/mx';
+import { AccountDataEvent } from '../../types/matrix/accountData';
+import { getAccountData, getMDirects } from '../utils/room';
+
+export const mDirectAtom = atom(new Set<string>());
+mDirectAtom.onMount = (setAtom) => {
+  const mDirectEvent = getAccountData(mx(), AccountDataEvent.Direct);
+  if (mDirectEvent) setAtom(getMDirects(mDirectEvent));
+
+  const handleAccountData = (event: MatrixEvent) => {
+    setAtom(getMDirects(event));
+  };
+
+  mx().on(ClientEvent.AccountData, handleAccountData);
+  return () => {
+    mx().removeListener(ClientEvent.AccountData, handleAccountData);
+  };
+};