diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/direct/Direct.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/direct/Direct.tsx
index 6aa367f8..4908f850 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/direct/Direct.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/direct/Direct.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { useDirectCreateSelected } from '../../../hooks/router/useDirectSelected
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
 import { RoomNavCategoryButton, RoomNavItem } from '../../../features/room-nav';
 import { muteChangesAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/mutedRoomList';
-import { closedRoomCategories, makeRoomCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedRoomCategories';
+import { closedNavCategories, makeNavCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedNavCategories';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 
 function DirectEmpty() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function DirectEmpty() {
   );
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID = makeRoomCategoryId('direct', 'direct');
+const DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID = makeNavCategoryId('direct', 'direct');
 export function Direct() {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function Direct() {
   const selectedRoomId = useSelectedRoom();
   const createSelected = useDirectCreateSelected();
   const noRoomToDisplay = directs.length === 0;
-  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedRoomCategories);
+  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedNavCategories);
 
   const sortedDirects = useMemo(() => {
     const items = Array.from(directs).sort(factoryRoomIdByActivity(mx));
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/home/Home.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/home/Home.tsx
index 4b7e49ef..f303d919 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/home/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/home/Home.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
 import { RoomNavCategoryButton, RoomNavItem } from '../../../features/room-nav';
 import { muteChangesAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/mutedRoomList';
-import { closedRoomCategories, makeRoomCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedRoomCategories';
+import { closedNavCategories, makeNavCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedNavCategories';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 
 function HomeEmpty() {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function HomeEmpty() {
   );
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID = makeRoomCategoryId('home', 'room');
+const DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ID = makeNavCategoryId('home', 'room');
 export function Home() {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function Home() {
   const joinSelected = useHomeJoinSelected();
   const searchSelected = useHomeSearchSelected();
   const noRoomToDisplay = rooms.length === 0;
-  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedRoomCategories);
+  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedNavCategories);
 
   const sortedRooms = useMemo(() => {
     const items = Array.from(rooms).sort(factoryRoomIdByAtoZ(mx));
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
index 6aea84aa..05b2aa97 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/space/Space.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { VirtualTile } from '../../../components/virtualizer';
 import { useSpaceHierarchy } from './useSpaceHierarchy';
 import { RoomNavCategoryButton, RoomNavItem } from '../../../features/room-nav';
 import { muteChangesAtom } from '../../../state/room-list/mutedRoomList';
-import { closedRoomCategories, makeRoomCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedRoomCategories';
+import { closedNavCategories, makeNavCategoryId } from '../../../state/closedNavCategories';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '../../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 
 export function Space() {
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ export function Space() {
   const lobbySelected = useSpaceLobbySelected(spaceIdOrAlias);
   const searchSelected = useSpaceSearchSelected(spaceIdOrAlias);
 
-  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedRoomCategories);
+  const [closedCategories, setClosedCategory] = useAtom(closedNavCategories);
   const hierarchy = useSpaceHierarchy(
     space.roomId,
     useCallback(
       (spaceRoomId, directCategory) => {
         if (directCategory) {
-          return closedCategories.has(makeRoomCategoryId(space.roomId, spaceRoomId, 'direct'));
+          return closedCategories.has(makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, spaceRoomId, 'direct'));
         }
-        return closedCategories.has(makeRoomCategoryId(space.roomId, spaceRoomId));
+        return closedCategories.has(makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, spaceRoomId));
       },
       [space.roomId, closedCategories]
     ),
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export function Space() {
                     const dmCategory = lastSpaceId === roomId;
                     lastSpaceId = roomId;
                     const categoryId = dmCategory
-                      ? makeRoomCategoryId(space.roomId, roomId, 'direct')
-                      : makeRoomCategoryId(space.roomId, roomId);
+                      ? makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, roomId, 'direct')
+                      : makeNavCategoryId(space.roomId, roomId);
 
                     return (
                       <VirtualTile
diff --git a/src/app/state/closedRoomCategories.ts b/src/app/state/closedNavCategories.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from src/app/state/closedRoomCategories.ts
rename to src/app/state/closedNavCategories.ts
index c542fd04..7d6da412 100644
--- a/src/app/state/closedRoomCategories.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/closedNavCategories.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import {
   setLocalStorageItem,
 } from './utils/atomWithLocalStorage';
 
-const CLOSED_ROOM_CATEGORY = 'closedRoomCategories';
+const CLOSED_NAV_CATEGORY = 'closedNavCategories';
 
-const baseClosedRoomCategories = atomWithLocalStorage<Set<string>>(
-  CLOSED_ROOM_CATEGORY,
+const baseClosedNavCategories = atomWithLocalStorage<Set<string>>(
+  CLOSED_NAV_CATEGORY,
   (key) => {
     const arrayValue = getLocalStorageItem<string[]>(key, []);
     return new Set(arrayValue);
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const baseClosedRoomCategories = atomWithLocalStorage<Set<string>>(
   }
 );
 
-type ClosedRoomCategoriesAction =
+type ClosedNavCategoriesAction =
   | {
       type: 'PUT';
       categoryId: string;
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ type ClosedRoomCategoriesAction =
       categoryId: string;
     };
 
-export const closedRoomCategories = atom<Set<string>, [ClosedRoomCategoriesAction], undefined>(
-  (get) => get(baseClosedRoomCategories),
+export const closedNavCategories = atom<Set<string>, [ClosedNavCategoriesAction], undefined>(
+  (get) => get(baseClosedNavCategories),
   (get, set, action) => {
     if (action.type === 'DELETE') {
       set(
-        baseClosedRoomCategories,
-        produce(get(baseClosedRoomCategories), (draft) => {
+        baseClosedNavCategories,
+        produce(get(baseClosedNavCategories), (draft) => {
           draft.delete(action.categoryId);
         })
       );
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export const closedRoomCategories = atom<Set<string>, [ClosedRoomCategoriesActio
     }
     if (action.type === 'PUT') {
       set(
-        baseClosedRoomCategories,
-        produce(get(baseClosedRoomCategories), (draft) => {
+        baseClosedNavCategories,
+        produce(get(baseClosedNavCategories), (draft) => {
           draft.add(action.categoryId);
         })
       );
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ export const closedRoomCategories = atom<Set<string>, [ClosedRoomCategoriesActio
   }
 );
 
-export const makeRoomCategoryId = (...args: string[]): string => args.join('|');
+export const makeNavCategoryId = (...args: string[]): string => args.join('|');