diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
index 2434d5900e7..b6c00868000 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { HistoryVisibility, JoinRule, type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix
 import { type ViewRoomOpts } from "@matrix-org/react-sdk-module-api/lib/lifecycles/RoomViewLifecycle";
 import { Flex, Box } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 import { CallType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/webrtc/call";
-import { HistoryIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
+import { HistoryIcon, UserProfileSolidIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 
 import { useRoomName } from "../../../../hooks/useRoomName.ts";
 import { RightPanelPhases } from "../../../../stores/right-panel/RightPanelStorePhases.ts";
@@ -391,6 +391,40 @@ function RoomHeaderButtons({
     );
 }
 
+/** Create an icon to warn the user about shared history visibility, in encrypted rooms.
+ *
+ * Note that we use the same icon as in the room summary card and elsewhere, to aid user recognition.
+ */
+function historyVisibilityIcon(historyVisibility: HistoryVisibility): JSX.Element | null {
+    if (historyVisibility === HistoryVisibility.Shared) {
+        return (
+            <Tooltip label={_t("room|header|shared_history_tooltip")} placement="right">
+                <HistoryIcon
+                    width="16px"
+                    height="16px"
+                    className="mx_RoomHeader_icon"
+                    color="var(--cpd-color-icon-info-primary)"
+                    aria-label={_t("room|header|shared_history_tooltip")}
+                />
+            </Tooltip>
+        );
+    } else if (historyVisibility === HistoryVisibility.WorldReadable) {
+        return (
+            <Tooltip label={_t("room|header|world_readable_history_tooltip")} placement="right">
+                <UserProfileSolidIcon
+                    width="16px"
+                    height="16px"
+                    className="mx_RoomHeader_icon"
+                    color="var(--cpd-color-icon-info-primary)"
+                    aria-label={_t("room|header|world_readable_history_tooltip")}
+                />
+            </Tooltip>
+        );
+    } else {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
 export default function RoomHeader({
     room,
     additionalButtons,
@@ -490,20 +524,7 @@ export default function RoomHeader({
                                     </Tooltip>
                                 )}
 
-                                {isRoomEncrypted &&
-                                    historySharingEnabled &&
-                                    (historyVisibility === HistoryVisibility.Shared ||
-                                        historyVisibility === HistoryVisibility.WorldReadable) && (
-                                        <Tooltip label={_t("room|header|shared_history_tooltip")} placement="right">
-                                            <HistoryIcon
-                                                width="16px"
-                                                height="16px"
-                                                className="mx_RoomHeader_icon"
-                                                color="var(--cpd-color-icon-info-primary)"
-                                                aria-label={_t("room|header|shared_history_tooltip")}
-                                            />
-                                        </Tooltip>
-                                    )}
+                                {isRoomEncrypted && historySharingEnabled && historyVisibilityIcon(historyVisibility)}
                             </Text>
                         </Box>
                     </button>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 03989ab9eaa..c9e5e1e0281 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2032,7 +2032,8 @@
                 "other": "%(count)s people asking to join"
             },
             "room_is_public": "This room is public",
-            "shared_history_tooltip": "New members see history"
+            "shared_history_tooltip": "New members see history",
+            "world_readable_history_tooltip": "Anyone can see history"
         },
         "header_avatar_open_settings_label": "Open room settings",
         "header_face_pile_tooltip": "People",
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
index 7c1b5429cdc..7de539ed545 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
@@ -744,6 +744,29 @@ describe("RoomHeader", () => {
         expect(queryByLabelText(document.body, "New members see history")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    it("shows a user icon if the room is encrypted and has world readable history", async () => {
+        mocked(client.getCrypto()!).isEncryptionEnabledInRoom.mockResolvedValue(true);
+        await room.addLiveEvents(
+            [
+                new MatrixEvent({
+                    type: "m.room.history_visibility",
+                    content: { history_visibility: "world_readable" },
+                    sender: MatrixClientPeg.get()!.getSafeUserId(),
+                    state_key: "",
+                    room_id: room.roomId,
+                }),
+            ],
+            { addToState: true },
+        );
+        const featureEnabled = true;
+        jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue").mockImplementation(
+            (flag) => flag === "feature_share_history_on_invite" && featureEnabled,
+        );
+
+        render(<RoomHeader room={room} />, getWrapper());
+        await waitFor(() => getByLabelText(document.body, "Anyone can see history"));
+    });
+
     describe("dm", () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             // Make the mocked room a DM
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/__snapshots__/RoomHeader-test.tsx.snap b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/__snapshots__/RoomHeader-test.tsx.snap
index 404edd3c6aa..e3ff02aeaf2 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/__snapshots__/RoomHeader-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/__snapshots__/RoomHeader-test.tsx.snap
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ exports[`RoomHeader dm does not show the face pile for DMs 1`] = `
         style="--cpd-icon-button-size: 100%;"
       >
         <svg
-          aria-labelledby="_r_134_"
+          aria-labelledby="_r_13s_"
           fill="currentColor"
           height="1em"
           viewBox="0 0 24 24"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ exports[`RoomHeader dm does not show the face pile for DMs 1`] = `
         style="--cpd-icon-button-size: 100%;"
       >
         <svg
-          aria-labelledby="_r_139_"
+          aria-labelledby="_r_141_"
           fill="currentColor"
           height="1em"
           viewBox="0 0 24 24"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ exports[`RoomHeader dm does not show the face pile for DMs 1`] = `
     </button>
     <button
       aria-label="Threads"
-      aria-labelledby="_r_13e_"
+      aria-labelledby="_r_146_"
       class="_icon-button_1215g_8"
       data-kind="primary"
       role="button"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ exports[`RoomHeader dm does not show the face pile for DMs 1`] = `
     </button>
     <button
       aria-label="Room info"
-      aria-labelledby="_r_13j_"
+      aria-labelledby="_r_14b_"
       class="_icon-button_1215g_8"
       data-kind="primary"
       role="button"