diff --git a/src/api/client/directory.rs b/src/api/client/directory.rs
index 9ce4ffd79..ef475a680 100644
--- a/src/api/client/directory.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/directory.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 			avatar::RoomAvatarEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			join_rules::{JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent},
-			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
 		},
 		StateEventType,
 	},
@@ -243,15 +242,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_public_rooms_filtered_helper(
 				topic: services()
 					.rooms
 					.state_accessor
-					.room_state_get(&room_id, &StateEventType::RoomTopic, "")?
-					.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
-						serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-							.map(|c: RoomTopicEventContent| Some(c.topic))
-							.map_err(|e| {
-								error!("Invalid room topic event in database for room {room_id}: {e}");
-								Error::bad_database("Invalid room topic event in database.")
-							})
-					})
+					.get_room_topic(&room_id)
 					.unwrap_or(None),
 				world_readable: services().rooms.state_accessor.is_world_readable(&room_id)?,
 				guest_can_join: services()
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
index c96ab7a05..ffe1935dc 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 			avatar::RoomAvatarEventContent,
 			create::RoomCreateEventContent,
 			join_rules::{AllowRule, JoinRule, RoomJoinRulesEventContent, RoomMembership},
-			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
 		},
 		space::child::{HierarchySpaceChildEvent, SpaceChildEventContent},
 		StateEventType,
@@ -573,15 +572,7 @@ fn get_room_summary(
 			topic: services()
 				.rooms
 				.state_accessor
-				.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomTopic, "")?
-				.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
-					serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
-						.map(|c: RoomTopicEventContent| Some(c.topic))
-						.map_err(|_| {
-							error!("Invalid room topic event in database for room {}", room_id);
-							Error::bad_database("Invalid room topic event in database.")
-						})
-				})
+				.get_room_topic(room_id)
 				.unwrap_or(None),
 			world_readable: services().rooms.state_accessor.is_world_readable(room_id)?,
 			guest_can_join: services().rooms.state_accessor.guest_can_join(room_id)?,
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
index 62c8c224b..d3dc92eff 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 			history_visibility::{HistoryVisibility, RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent},
 			member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
 			name::RoomNameEventContent,
+			topic::RoomTopicEventContent,
 		},
 		StateEventType,
 	},
@@ -341,4 +342,17 @@ pub fn get_canonical_alias(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<Option<OwnedRoomAl
 					.map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid canonical alias event in database."))
 			})
 	}
+
+	/// Gets the room topic
+	pub fn get_room_topic(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
+		self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomTopic, "")?
+			.map_or(Ok(None), |s| {
+				serde_json::from_str(s.content.get())
+					.map(|c: RoomTopicEventContent| Some(c.topic))
+					.map_err(|e| {
+						error!("Invalid room topic event in database for room {room_id}: {e}");
+						Error::bad_database("Invalid room topic event in database.")
+					})
+			})
+	}
 }