diff --git a/changelog.d/14013.misc b/changelog.d/14013.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..499e488c35ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14013.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Faster room joins: Send device list updates to most servers in rooms with partial state.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
index 059eef5c22bb..7412bce255ef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
@@ -1134,6 +1134,7 @@ def get_rooms_for_retention_period_in_range_txn(
             get_rooms_for_retention_period_in_range_txn,
         )
 
+    @cached(iterable=True)
     async def get_partial_state_servers_at_join(self, room_id: str) -> Sequence[str]:
         """Gets the list of servers in a partial state room at the time we joined it.
 
@@ -1216,6 +1217,9 @@ def _clear_partial_state_room_txn(
             keyvalues={"room_id": room_id},
         )
         self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(txn, self.is_partial_state_room, (room_id,))
+        self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+            txn, self.get_partial_state_servers_at_join, (room_id,)
+        )
 
         # We now delete anything from `device_lists_remote_pending` with a
         # stream ID less than the minimum
@@ -1862,6 +1866,9 @@ def _store_partial_state_room_txn(
             values=((room_id, s) for s in servers),
         )
         self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(txn, self.is_partial_state_room, (room_id,))
+        self._invalidate_cache_and_stream(
+            txn, self.get_partial_state_servers_at_join, (room_id,)
+        )
 
     async def write_partial_state_rooms_join_event_id(
         self,