diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/main.go
index e9d01fd9..c00316ec 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/main.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func main() {
 	eduProducer := producers.NewEDUServerProducer(eduInputAPI)
 	federationapi.SetupFederationAPIComponent(&base.Base, accountDB, deviceDB, federation, keyRing, rsAPI, asAPI, fsAPI, eduProducer)
 	mediaapi.SetupMediaAPIComponent(&base.Base, deviceDB)
-	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithPubSub(string(base.Base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.LibP2PPubsub)
+	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithPubSub(string(base.Base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.LibP2PPubsub, cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to public rooms db")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithdht/storage.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithdht/storage.go
index cd2804c9..d2cb36a8 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithdht/storage.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithdht/storage.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ type PublicRoomsServerDatabase struct {
 }
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase creates a new public rooms server database.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dht *dht.IpfsDHT) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
-	pg, err := postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, nil)
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dht *dht.IpfsDHT, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
+	pg, err := postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, nil, localServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithpubsub/storage.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithpubsub/storage.go
index e4372c64..cf642eb3 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithpubsub/storage.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithpubsub/storage.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ type PublicRoomsServerDatabase struct {
 }
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase creates a new public rooms server database.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, pubsub *pubsub.PubSub) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
-	pg, err := postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, nil)
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, pubsub *pubsub.PubSub, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
+	pg, err := postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, nil, localServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/storage.go b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/storage.go
index 668edbaa..2d8dc181 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/storage.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/storage.go
@@ -23,39 +23,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/cmd/dendrite-demo-libp2p/storage/postgreswithpubsub"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 const schemePostgres = "postgres"
 const schemeFile = "file"
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase opens a database connection.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithDHT(dataSourceName string, dht *dht.IpfsDHT) (storage.Database, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithDHT(dataSourceName string, dht *dht.IpfsDHT, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (storage.Database, error) {
 	uri, err := url.Parse(dataSourceName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht)
+		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht, localServerName)
 	}
 	switch uri.Scheme {
 	case schemePostgres:
-		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht)
+		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht, localServerName)
 	case schemeFile:
-		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName)
+		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, localServerName)
 	default:
-		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht)
+		return postgreswithdht.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dht, localServerName)
 	}
 }
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase opens a database connection.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithPubSub(dataSourceName string, pubsub *pubsub.PubSub) (storage.Database, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabaseWithPubSub(dataSourceName string, pubsub *pubsub.PubSub, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (storage.Database, error) {
 	uri, err := url.Parse(dataSourceName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub)
+		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub, localServerName)
 	}
 	switch uri.Scheme {
 	case schemePostgres:
-		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub)
+		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub, localServerName)
 	case schemeFile:
-		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName)
+		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, localServerName)
 	default:
-		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub)
+		return postgreswithpubsub.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, pubsub, localServerName)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
index ef114ccd..41907cc0 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func main() {
 	eduProducer := producers.NewEDUServerProducer(eduInputAPI)
 	federationapi.SetupFederationAPIComponent(base, accountDB, deviceDB, federation, keyRing, rsAPI, asAPI, fsAPI, eduProducer)
 	mediaapi.SetupMediaAPIComponent(base, deviceDB)
-	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.Cfg.DbProperties())
+	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.Cfg.DbProperties(), cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to public rooms db")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-public-rooms-api-server/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-public-rooms-api-server/main.go
index cf9d09c1..d506e32d 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-public-rooms-api-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-public-rooms-api-server/main.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	rsAPI := base.CreateHTTPRoomserverAPIs()
 	rsAPI.SetFederationSenderAPI(fsAPI)
 
-	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.Cfg.DbProperties())
+	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), base.Cfg.DbProperties(), cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to public rooms db")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dendritejs/main.go b/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
index 72008aa9..c1aef44d 100644
--- a/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendritejs/main.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func main() {
 	eduProducer := producers.NewEDUServerProducer(eduInputAPI)
 	federationapi.SetupFederationAPIComponent(base, accountDB, deviceDB, federation, &keyRing, rsAPI, asQuery, fedSenderAPI, eduProducer)
 	mediaapi.SetupMediaAPIComponent(base, deviceDB)
-	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI))
+	publicRoomsDB, err := storage.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(string(base.Cfg.Database.PublicRoomsAPI), cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to public rooms db")
 	}
diff --git a/publicroomsapi/storage/postgres/storage.go b/publicroomsapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
index 691199a0..5f0f551a 100644
--- a/publicroomsapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
+++ b/publicroomsapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
@@ -30,20 +30,22 @@ import (
 type PublicRoomsServerDatabase struct {
 	db *sql.DB
 	internal.PartitionOffsetStatements
-	statements publicRoomsStatements
+	statements      publicRoomsStatements
+	localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName
 }
 
 type attributeValue interface{}
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase creates a new public rooms server database.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dbProperties internal.DbProperties) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dbProperties internal.DbProperties, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
 	var db *sql.DB
 	var err error
 	if db, err = sqlutil.Open("postgres", dataSourceName, dbProperties); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	storage := PublicRoomsServerDatabase{
-		db: db,
+		db:              db,
+		localServerName: localServerName,
 	}
 	if err = storage.PartitionOffsetStatements.Prepare(db, "publicroomsapi"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -243,6 +245,9 @@ func (d *PublicRoomsServerDatabase) updateBooleanAttribute(
 func (d *PublicRoomsServerDatabase) updateRoomAliases(
 	ctx context.Context, aliasesEvent gomatrixserverlib.Event,
 ) error {
+	if aliasesEvent.StateKey() == nil || *aliasesEvent.StateKey() != string(d.localServerName) {
+		return nil // only store our own aliases
+	}
 	var content internal.AliasesContent
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(aliasesEvent.Content(), &content); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index b81222dd..89810112 100644
--- a/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -32,20 +32,22 @@ import (
 type PublicRoomsServerDatabase struct {
 	db *sql.DB
 	internal.PartitionOffsetStatements
-	statements publicRoomsStatements
+	statements      publicRoomsStatements
+	localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName
 }
 
 type attributeValue interface{}
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase creates a new public rooms server database.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (*PublicRoomsServerDatabase, error) {
 	var db *sql.DB
 	var err error
 	if db, err = sqlutil.Open(internal.SQLiteDriverName(), dataSourceName, nil); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	storage := PublicRoomsServerDatabase{
-		db: db,
+		db:              db,
+		localServerName: localServerName,
 	}
 	if err = storage.PartitionOffsetStatements.Prepare(db, "publicroomsapi"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -245,6 +247,9 @@ func (d *PublicRoomsServerDatabase) updateBooleanAttribute(
 func (d *PublicRoomsServerDatabase) updateRoomAliases(
 	ctx context.Context, aliasesEvent gomatrixserverlib.Event,
 ) error {
+	if aliasesEvent.StateKey() == nil || *aliasesEvent.StateKey() != string(d.localServerName) {
+		return nil // only store our own aliases
+	}
 	var content internal.AliasesContent
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(aliasesEvent.Content(), &content); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/publicroomsapi/storage/storage.go b/publicroomsapi/storage/storage.go
index 978d9a3c..507b9fa6 100644
--- a/publicroomsapi/storage/storage.go
+++ b/publicroomsapi/storage/storage.go
@@ -22,23 +22,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage/postgres"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 const schemePostgres = "postgres"
 const schemeFile = "file"
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase opens a database connection.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dbProperties internal.DbProperties) (Database, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, dbProperties internal.DbProperties, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (Database, error) {
 	uri, err := url.Parse(dataSourceName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties)
+		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties, localServerName)
 	}
 	switch uri.Scheme {
 	case schemePostgres:
-		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties)
+		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties, localServerName)
 	case schemeFile:
-		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName)
+		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, localServerName)
 	default:
-		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties)
+		return postgres.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName, dbProperties, localServerName)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/publicroomsapi/storage/storage_wasm.go b/publicroomsapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
index 2157ce11..fa3356c0 100644
--- a/publicroomsapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
+++ b/publicroomsapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/publicroomsapi/storage/sqlite3"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase opens a database connection.
-func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string) (Database, error) {
+func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string, localServerName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (Database, error) {
 	uri, err := url.Parse(dataSourceName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(dataSourceName string) (Database, error) {
 	case "postgres":
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot use postgres implementation")
 	case "file":
-		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(uri.Path)
+		return sqlite3.NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase(uri.Path, localServerName)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot use postgres implementation")
 	}