diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_event_controller.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_event_controller.rs
index a8228de..e9732a6 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_event_controller.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_event_controller.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+use crate::controllers::HttpResult;
+use crate::controllers::matrix::matrix_room_controller::RoomIdInPath;
+use crate::extractors::matrix_client_extractor::MatrixClientExtractor;
+use actix_web::{HttpResponse, web};
 use futures_util::{StreamExt, stream};
 use matrix_sdk::Room;
 use matrix_sdk::deserialized_responses::{TimelineEvent, TimelineEventKind};
 use matrix_sdk::room::MessagesOptions;
 use matrix_sdk::ruma::{MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch, OwnedEventId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UInt};
-use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::value::RawValue;
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
@@ -42,8 +46,13 @@ pub struct APIEventsList {
 }
 
 /// Get messages for a given room
-pub(super) async fn get_events(room: &Room, limit: u32) -> anyhow::Result<APIEventsList> {
+pub(super) async fn get_events(
+    room: &Room,
+    limit: u32,
+    from: Option<&str>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<APIEventsList> {
     let mut msg_opts = MessagesOptions::backward();
+    msg_opts.from = from.map(str::to_string);
     msg_opts.limit = UInt::from(limit);
 
     let messages = room.messages(msg_opts).await?;
@@ -58,3 +67,25 @@ pub(super) async fn get_events(room: &Room, limit: u32) -> anyhow::Result<APIEve
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?,
     })
 }
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct GetRoomEventsQuery {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    limit: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    from: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Get the events for a room
+pub async fn get_for_room(
+    client: MatrixClientExtractor,
+    path: web::Path<RoomIdInPath>,
+    query: web::Query<GetRoomEventsQuery>,
+) -> HttpResult {
+    let Some(room) = client.client.client.get_room(&path.id) else {
+        return Ok(HttpResponse::NotFound().json("Room not found!"));
+    };
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+        .json(get_events(&room, query.limit.unwrap_or(500), query.from.as_deref()).await?))
+}
diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_room_controller.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_room_controller.rs
index 3970c7d..e2384b5 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_room_controller.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/matrix/matrix_room_controller.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl APIRoomInfo {
             is_space: r.is_space(),
             parents: parent_spaces,
             number_unread_messages: r.num_unread_messages(),
-            latest_event: get_events(r, 1).await?.messages.into_iter().next(),
+            latest_event: get_events(r, 1, None).await?.messages.into_iter().next(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn get_joined_spaces(client: MatrixClientExtractor) -> HttpResult {
 
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct RoomIdInPath {
-    id: OwnedRoomId,
+    pub(crate) id: OwnedRoomId,
 }
 
 /// Get the list of joined rooms of the user
diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/main.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/main.rs
index 6aa4e83..4bcf520 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use matrixgw_backend::app_config::AppConfig;
 use matrixgw_backend::broadcast_messages::BroadcastMessage;
 use matrixgw_backend::constants;
 use matrixgw_backend::controllers::matrix::{
-    matrix_media_controller, matrix_profile_controller, matrix_room_controller,
+    matrix_event_controller, matrix_media_controller, matrix_profile_controller,
+    matrix_room_controller,
 };
 use matrixgw_backend::controllers::{
     auth_controller, matrix_link_controller, matrix_sync_thread_controller, server_controller,
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 "/api/matrix/profile/get_multiple",
                 web::post().to(matrix_profile_controller::get_multiple),
             )
+            // Matrix events controller
+            .route(
+                "/api/matrix/room/{id}/events",
+                web::get().to(matrix_event_controller::get_for_room),
+            )
             // Matrix media controller
             .route(
                 "/api/matrix/media/{mxc}",