diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/CHANGELOG.md
index 8676bb689db..9433c13b7af 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
 
 ### Features
+
+- Add `EncryptionState::StateEncrypted` to represent rooms supporting encrypted
+  state events. Feature-gated behind `experimental-encrypted-state-events`.
+  ([#5523](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/5523))
 - [**breaking**] The `state` field of `JoinedRoomUpdate` and `LeftRoomUpdate`
   now uses the `State` enum, depending on whether the state changes were
   received in the `state` field or the `state_after` field.
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/encryption.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/encryption.rs
index eb8b20097b2..463fa15bf74 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/encryption.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/encryption.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ pub enum EncryptionState {
     /// The room is encrypted.
     Encrypted,
 
+    /// The room is encrypted, additionally requiring state events to be
+    /// encrypted.
+    #[cfg(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events")]
+    StateEncrypted,
+
     /// The room is not encrypted.
     NotEncrypted,
 
@@ -46,10 +51,25 @@ pub enum EncryptionState {
 
 impl EncryptionState {
     /// Check whether `EncryptionState` is [`Encrypted`][Self::Encrypted].
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events"))]
     pub fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Encrypted)
     }
 
+    /// Check whether `EncryptionState` is [`Encrypted`][Self::Encrypted] or
+    /// [`StateEncrypted`][Self::StateEncrypted].
+    #[cfg(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events")]
+    pub fn is_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Encrypted | Self::StateEncrypted)
+    }
+
+    /// Check whether `EncryptionState` is
+    /// [`StateEncrypted`][Self::StateEncrypted].
+    #[cfg(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events")]
+    pub fn is_state_encrypted(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::StateEncrypted)
+    }
+
     /// Check whether `EncryptionState` is [`Unknown`][Self::Unknown].
     pub fn is_unknown(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Unknown)
@@ -155,5 +175,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(EncryptionState::Unknown.is_encrypted().not());
         assert!(EncryptionState::Encrypted.is_encrypted());
         assert!(EncryptionState::NotEncrypted.is_encrypted().not());
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events")]
+        {
+            assert!(EncryptionState::StateEncrypted.is_unknown().not());
+            assert!(EncryptionState::StateEncrypted.is_encrypted());
+
+            assert!(EncryptionState::Unknown.is_state_encrypted().not());
+            assert!(EncryptionState::Encrypted.is_state_encrypted().not());
+            assert!(EncryptionState::StateEncrypted.is_state_encrypted());
+            assert!(EncryptionState::NotEncrypted.is_state_encrypted().not());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/room_info.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/room_info.rs
index cc4b20f6866..46961fbc362 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/room_info.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/room/room_info.rs
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ impl RoomInfo {
     }
 
     /// Returns the encryption state of this room.
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events"))]
     pub fn encryption_state(&self) -> EncryptionState {
         if !self.encryption_state_synced {
             EncryptionState::Unknown
@@ -626,6 +627,26 @@ impl RoomInfo {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the encryption state of this room.
+    #[cfg(feature = "experimental-encrypted-state-events")]
+    pub fn encryption_state(&self) -> EncryptionState {
+        if !self.encryption_state_synced {
+            EncryptionState::Unknown
+        } else {
+            self.base_info
+                .encryption
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|state| {
+                    if state.encrypt_state_events {
+                        EncryptionState::StateEncrypted
+                    } else {
+                        EncryptionState::Encrypted
+                    }
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(EncryptionState::NotEncrypted)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Set the encryption event content in this room.
     pub fn set_encryption_event(&mut self, event: Option<RoomEncryptionEventContent>) {
         self.base_info.encryption = event;