diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index 93ab84e902a..25d54da4632 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ function useRoomPermissions(cli: MatrixClient, room: Room, user: RoomMember): IR
         }
 
         setRoomPermissions({
-            canInvite: me.powerLevel >= (powerLevels.invite ?? 50),
+            canInvite: me.powerLevel >= (powerLevels.invite ?? 0),
             canEdit: modifyLevelMax >= 0,
             modifyLevelMax,
         });
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/RolesRoomSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/RolesRoomSettingsTab.tsx
index e519ec0bf7f..85cafc37b8f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/RolesRoomSettingsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/room/RolesRoomSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export default class RolesRoomSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps> {
             },
             "invite": {
                 desc: _t('Invite users'),
-                defaultValue: 50,
+                defaultValue: 0,
             },
             "state_default": {
                 desc: _t('Change settings'),