diff --git a/changelog.d/14670.bugfix b/changelog.d/14670.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98398d76cc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14670.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix bugs introduced in 1.55.0 and 1.69.0 where application services would not be notified of events in the correct rooms, due to stale caches.
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
index bf4e6c629b38..65615f50b8be 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ async def is_interested_in_room(
             return True
 
         # likewise with the room's aliases (if it has any)
-        alias_list = await store.get_aliases_for_room(room_id)
+        alias_list = await store.get_aliases_for_room(
+            room_id, on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate
+        )
         for alias in alias_list:
             if self.is_room_alias_in_namespace(alias):
                 return True
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@ async def is_interested_in_presence(
         # Find all the rooms the sender is in
         if self.is_interested_in_user(user_id.to_string()):
             return True
-        room_ids = await store.get_rooms_for_user(user_id.to_string())
+        room_ids = await store.get_rooms_for_user(
+            user_id.to_string(), on_invalidate=cache_context.invalidate
+        )
 
         # Then find out if the appservice is interested in any of those rooms
         for room_id in room_ids: