diff --git a/packages/element-web-module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md b/packages/element-web-module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
index 2d341fde..258573da 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
+++ b/packages/element-web-module-api/element-web-module-api.api.md
@@ -289,11 +289,18 @@ export class ModuleLoader {
 
 // @public
 export interface NavigationApi {
+    openRoom(roomIdOrAlias: string, opts?: OpenRoomOptions): void;
     // @alpha
     registerLocationRenderer(path: string, renderer: LocationRenderFunction): void;
     toMatrixToLink(link: string, join?: boolean): Promise<void>;
 }
 
+// @public
+export interface OpenRoomOptions {
+    autoJoin?: boolean;
+    viaServers?: string[];
+}
+
 // @alpha
 export type OriginalMessageComponentProps = {
     showUrlPreview?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/navigation.ts b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/navigation.ts
index f7d60b42..1d8345c5 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/navigation.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/navigation.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ import { JSX } from "react";
  */
 export type LocationRenderFunction = () => JSX.Element;
 
+/**
+ * The options available for changing the open behaviour.
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface OpenRoomOptions {
+    /**
+     * The list of servers to join via.
+     */
+    viaServers?: string[];
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to automatically join the room if we are not already in it.
+     */
+    autoJoin?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * API methods to navigate the application.
  * @public
@@ -33,4 +49,11 @@ export interface NavigationApi {
      * @alpha
      */
     registerLocationRenderer(path: string, renderer: LocationRenderFunction): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Open a room in element-web.
+     * @param roomIdOrAlias - id/alias of the room to open
+     * @param opts - Options to control the open action, see {@link OpenRoomOptions}
+     */
+    openRoom(roomIdOrAlias: string, opts?: OpenRoomOptions): void;
 }