diff --git a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
index 6397ef7f..9f66cf88 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use ruma::{
 		room::power_levels::{RoomPowerLevels, RoomPowerLevelsEventContent},
 		StateEventType,
 	},
-	OwnedRoomAliasId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedServerName, RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId,
+	OwnedRoomAliasId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedServerName, RoomAliasId, RoomId, RoomOrAliasId, UserId,
 };
 
 use crate::{appservice::RegistrationInfo, server_is_ours, services};
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ impl Service {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub async fn resolve(&self, room: &RoomOrAliasId) -> Result<OwnedRoomId> {
+		if room.is_room_id() {
+			let room_id: &RoomId = &RoomId::parse(room).expect("valid RoomId");
+			Ok(room_id.to_owned())
+		} else {
+			let alias: &RoomAliasId = &RoomAliasId::parse(room).expect("valid RoomAliasId");
+			Ok(self.resolve_alias(alias, None).await?.0)
+		}
+	}
+
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), name = "resolve")]
 	pub async fn resolve_alias(
 		&self, room_alias: &RoomAliasId, servers: Option<&Vec<OwnedServerName>>,