diff --git a/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts b/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
index 394b0226c..957ec3285 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/create-room/utils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { RoomJoinRulesEventContent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/types';
 import { RoomType, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
 import { getViaServers } from '../../plugins/via-servers';
 import { getMxIdServer } from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { CreateRoomAccess } from './types';
@@ -150,9 +151,10 @@ export const createRoom = async (mx: MatrixClient, data: CreateRoomData): Promis
   const result = await mx.createRoom(options);
 
   if (data.parent) {
-    await mx.sendStateEvent(
+    await sendStateEvent(
+      mx,
       data.parent.roomId,
-      StateEvent.SpaceChild as any,
+      StateEvent.SpaceChild,
       {
         auto_join: false,
         suggested: false,
diff --git a/src/app/features/add-existing/AddExisting.tsx b/src/app/features/add-existing/AddExisting.tsx
index 3a202dc44..e9d974647 100644
--- a/src/app/features/add-existing/AddExisting.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/add-existing/AddExisting.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { mDirectAtom } from '../../state/mDirectList';
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { useAllJoinedRoomsSet, useGetRoom } from '../../hooks/useGetRoom';
 import { VirtualTile } from '../../components/virtualizer';
-import { getDirectRoomAvatarUrl, getRoomAvatarUrl } from '../../utils/room';
+import { getDirectRoomAvatarUrl, getRoomAvatarUrl, sendStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
 import { RoomAvatar, RoomIcon } from '../../components/room-avatar';
 import { nameInitials } from '../../utils/common';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ export function AddExistingModal({ parentId, space, requestClose }: AddExistingM
         await rateLimitedActions(selectedRooms, async (room) => {
           const via = getViaServers(room);
 
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(
+          await sendStateEvent(
+            mx,
             parentId,
-            StateEvent.SpaceChild as any,
+            StateEvent.SpaceChild,
             {
               auto_join: false,
               suggested: false,
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
index 18aa2b96d..eb0b45503 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/emojis-stickers/RoomPacks.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { usePowerLevels } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { suffixRename } from '../../../utils/common';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ function CreatePackTile({ packs, roomId }: CreatePackTileProps) {
             display_name: name,
           },
         };
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(roomId, StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes as any, content, stateKey);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, roomId, StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, content, stateKey);
       },
       [mx, roomId],
     ),
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ export function RoomPacks({ onViewPack }: RoomPacksProps) {
       for (let i = 0; i < removedPacks.length; i += 1) {
         const addr = removedPacks[i];
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes as any, {}, addr.stateKey);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.PoniesRoomEmotes, {}, addr.stateKey);
       }
     }, [mx, room, removedPacks]),
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
index 90d4f616a..e615cdb87 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomEncryption.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../../room-settings/styles.css';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export function RoomEncryption({ permissions }: RoomEncryptionProps) {
 
   const [enableState, enable] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(async () => {
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomEncryption as any, {
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomEncryption, {
         algorithm: ROOM_ENC_ALGO,
       });
     }, [mx, room.roomId]),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
index 6071baeb7..198ed2dcf 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomHistoryVisibility.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export function RoomHistoryVisibility({ permissions }: RoomHistoryVisibilityProp
         const content: RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent = {
           history_visibility: visibility,
         };
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility as any, content);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomHistoryVisibility, content);
       },
       [mx, room.roomId],
     ),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
index 3526aea1d..2e875ea24 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomJoinRules.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { useSpaceOptionally } from '../../../hooks/useSpace';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
-import { getStateEvents } from '../../../utils/room';
+import { getStateEvents, sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import {
   useRecursiveChildSpaceScopeFactory,
   useSpaceChildren,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function RoomJoinRules({ permissions }: RoomJoinRulesProps) {
           join_rule: joinRule as JoinRule,
         };
         if (allow.length > 0) c.allow = allow;
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules as any, c);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules, c);
       },
       [mx, room, space, subspaces, roomIdToParents],
     ),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
index 96dcb8157..b9e7c8b84 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomProfile.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { CompactUploadCardRenderer } from '../../../components/upload-card';
 import { useObjectURL } from '../../../hooks/useObjectURL';
 import { createUploadAtom, UploadSuccess } from '../../../state/upload';
@@ -152,16 +153,16 @@ export function RoomProfileEdit({
     useCallback(
       async (roomAvatarMxc?: string | null, roomName?: string, roomTopic?: string) => {
         if (roomAvatarMxc !== undefined) {
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomAvatar as any, {
+          await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomAvatar, {
             url: roomAvatarMxc,
           });
         }
         if (roomName !== undefined) {
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomName as any, { name: roomName });
+          await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomName, { name: roomName });
         }
         if (roomTopic !== undefined) {
           const topicContent = buildTopicContent(roomTopic);
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomTopic as any, topicContent);
+          await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomTopic, topicContent);
         }
       },
       [mx, room.roomId],
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomQuality.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomQuality.tsx
index aa8322f75..292d4a148 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomQuality.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomQuality.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SettingsSelect } from '../../../components/settings-select/SettingsSele
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export function RoomQuality({ permissions }: RoomQualityProps) {
     useCallback(
       async (next: RoomQualityContent) => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.LotusRoomQuality as any, next);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.LotusRoomQuality, next);
       },
       [mx, room.roomId],
     ),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomRetention.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomRetention.tsx
index 753a47b33..0f78f77c2 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomRetention.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomRetention.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export function RoomRetention({ permissions }: RoomRetentionProps) {
         // Lotus custom-state convention: cast the type key (RoomRetention isn't a
         // typed key in the SDK's StateEvents map).
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomRetention as any, content);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomRetention, content);
       },
       [mx, room.roomId],
     ),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomVoiceLimit.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomVoiceLimit.tsx
index 89df85297..55ca87e75 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomVoiceLimit.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/general/RoomVoiceLimit.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { RoomPermissionsAPI } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export function RoomVoiceLimit({ permissions }: RoomVoiceLimitProps) {
     useCallback(
       async (value: number) => {
         const content: VoiceLimitContent = value > 0 ? { max_users: value } : {};
-        await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.LotusVoiceLimit as any, content);
+        await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.LotusVoiceLimit, content);
       },
       [mx, room.roomId],
     ),
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
index 27acac2f9..39b6a520f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PermissionGroups.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getPowerLevelTag, getPowers, usePowerLevelTags } from '../../../hooks/u
 import { useRoom } from '../../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { PowerSwitcher } from '../../../components/power';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export function PermissionGroups({
 
         return draftPowerLevels;
       });
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels as any, editedPowerLevels);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPowerLevels, editedPowerLevels);
     }, [mx, room, powerLevels, permissionUpdate, permissionGroups]),
   );
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
index f577621cc..469b49c01 100644
--- a/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/common-settings/permissions/PowersEditor.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { CompactUploadCardRenderer } from '../../../components/upload-card';
 import { createUploadAtom, UploadSuccess } from '../../../state/upload';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { MemberPowerTag, MemberPowerTagIcon, StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { useAlive } from '../../../hooks/useAlive';
 import { BetaNoticeBadge } from '../../../components/BetaNoticeBadge';
 import { getPowerTagIconSrc } from '../../../hooks/useMemberPowerTag';
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ export function PowersEditor({ powerLevels, requestClose }: PowersEditorProps) {
       deleted.forEach((power) => {
         delete content[power];
       });
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.PowerLevelTags as any, content);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.PowerLevelTags, content);
     }, [mx, room, powerLevelTags, editedPowerTags, deleted]),
   );
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
index 63bdbb63e..fa921c33d 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/HierarchyItemMenu.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 import { HierarchyItem } from '../../hooks/useSpaceHierarchy';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { MSpaceChildContent, StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
 import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '../../components/UseStateProvider';
 import { LeaveSpacePrompt } from '../../components/leave-space-prompt';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ function SuggestMenuItem({
   const [toggleState, handleToggleSuggested] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(() => {
       const newContent: MSpaceChildContent = { ...content, suggested: !content.suggested };
-      return mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, newContent, roomId);
+      return sendStateEvent(mx, parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild, newContent, roomId);
     }, [mx, parentId, roomId, content]),
   );
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ function RemoveMenuItem({
 
   const [removeState, handleRemove] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(
-      () => mx.sendStateEvent(parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, {}, roomId),
+      () => sendStateEvent(mx, parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild, {}, roomId),
       [mx, parentId, roomId],
     ),
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx b/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
index ab3ab31a6..bb43554ed 100644
--- a/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/lobby/Lobby.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import { getSpaceRoomPath, withSearchParam } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { CanDropCallback, useDnDMonitor } from './DnD';
 import { ASCIILexicalTable, orderKeys } from '../../utils/ASCIILexicalTable';
-import { getStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
+import { getStateEvent, sendStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
 import { setAccountData } from '../../utils/accountData';
 import { useClosedLobbyCategoriesAtom } from '../../state/hooks/closedLobbyCategories';
 import {
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ export function Lobby() {
         if (reorders) {
           await rateLimitedActions(reorders, async (reorder) => {
             if (!reorder.item.parentId) return;
-            await mx.sendStateEvent(
+            await sendStateEvent(
+              mx,
               reorder.item.parentId,
-              StateEvent.SpaceChild as any,
+              StateEvent.SpaceChild,
               { ...reorder.item.content, order: reorder.orderKey },
               reorder.item.roomId,
             );
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ export function Lobby() {
 
         // remove from current space
         if (item.parentId !== containerParentId) {
-          mx.sendStateEvent(item.parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild as any, {}, item.roomId);
+          sendStateEvent(mx, item.parentId, StateEvent.SpaceChild, {}, item.roomId);
         }
 
         if (
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ export function Lobby() {
               joinRuleContent.allow?.filter((allowRule) => allowRule.room_id !== item.parentId) ??
               [];
             allow.push({ type: RestrictedAllowType.RoomMembership, room_id: containerParentId });
-            mx.sendStateEvent(itemRoom.roomId, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules as any, {
+            sendStateEvent(mx, itemRoom.roomId, StateEvent.RoomJoinRules, {
               ...joinRuleContent,
               allow,
             });
@@ -359,9 +360,10 @@ export function Lobby() {
 
         if (reorders) {
           await rateLimitedActions(reorders, async (reorder) => {
-            await mx.sendStateEvent(
+            await sendStateEvent(
+              mx,
               containerParentId,
-              StateEvent.SpaceChild as any,
+              StateEvent.SpaceChild,
               { ...reorder.item.content, order: reorder.orderKey },
               reorder.item.roomId,
             );
diff --git a/src/app/features/room-settings/RoomServerACL.tsx b/src/app/features/room-settings/RoomServerACL.tsx
index 70b3dba14..089682567 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-settings/RoomServerACL.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-settings/RoomServerACL.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoom } from '../../hooks/useRoom';
 import { useStateEvent } from '../../hooks/useStateEvent';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../utils/room';
 import { usePowerLevels, readPowerLevel } from '../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoomCreators } from '../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ export function RoomServerACL({ requestClose }: RoomServerACLProps) {
   // Save handler
   const [saveState, save] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(async () => {
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomServerAcl as any, {
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomServerAcl, {
         allow: allowList,
         deny: denyList,
         allow_ip_literals: allowIpLiterals,
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
index fe729514f..9a1d15f63 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import {
   getEventEdits,
   getMemberAvatarMxc,
   getMemberName,
+  sendStateEvent,
 } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../../utils/matrix';
 import { messageAriaLabel } from '../../../utils/a11y';
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ export const MessagePinItem = as<
     if (!isPinned && eventId) {
       pinContent.pinned.push(eventId);
     }
-    mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents as any, pinContent);
+    sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, pinContent);
     onClose?.();
   };
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
index 10e3a9d56..859d0a463 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   getMemberAvatarMxc,
   getMemberName,
   getStateEvent,
+  sendStateEvent,
 } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { GetContentCallback, MessageEvent, StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
 import { useMentionClickHandler } from '../../../hooks/useMentionClickHandler';
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ function PinnedMessage({
         pinned: content.pinned.filter((id) => id !== eventId),
       };
 
-      return mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents as any, newContent);
+      return sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomPinnedEvents, newContent);
     }, [room, eventId, mx]),
   );
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/widgets/WidgetsPanel.tsx b/src/app/features/room/widgets/WidgetsPanel.tsx
index d51ac373b..c93a1b60e 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/widgets/WidgetsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/widgets/WidgetsPanel.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { usePowerLevelsContext } from '../../../hooks/usePowerLevels';
 import { useRoomCreators } from '../../../hooks/useRoomCreators';
 import { useRoomPermissions } from '../../../hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../../../types/matrix/room';
+import { sendStateEvent } from '../../../utils/room';
 import { generateWidgetId, validateWidgetUrl, WidgetUrlError } from './widgetUtils';
 
 const urlErrorMessage = (err: WidgetUrlError): string => {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export function WidgetsPanel({ room, requestClose }: WidgetsPanelProps) {
     };
     try {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.Widget as any, content as any, id);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.Widget, content, id);
       setAdding(false);
     } catch (e) {
       setError((e as Error).message);
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export function WidgetsPanel({ room, requestClose }: WidgetsPanelProps) {
   const handleRemove = (id: string) => {
     if (viewingId === id) setViewingId(null);
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.Widget as any, {} as any, id).catch(() => undefined);
+    sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.Widget, {}, id).catch(() => undefined);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useCommands.ts b/src/app/hooks/useCommands.ts
index 6caeaaddd..8e3e33d88 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useCommands.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useCommands.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/matrix';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from './useRoomNavigate';
 import { Membership, StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
-import { getStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
+import { getStateEvent, sendStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
 import { splitWithSpace } from '../utils/common';
 import { createRoomEncryptionState } from '../components/create-room';
 
@@ -368,9 +368,10 @@ export const useCommands = (mx: MatrixClient, room: Room): CommandRecord => {
             ?.getStateEvents(StateEvent.RoomMember, mx.getSafeUserId());
           const content = mEvent?.getContent();
           if (!content) return;
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(
+          await sendStateEvent(
+            mx,
             room.roomId,
-            StateEvent.RoomMember as any,
+            StateEvent.RoomMember,
             {
               ...content,
               displayname: nick,
@@ -390,9 +391,10 @@ export const useCommands = (mx: MatrixClient, room: Room): CommandRecord => {
               ?.getStateEvents(StateEvent.RoomMember, mx.getSafeUserId());
             const content = mEvent?.getContent();
             if (!content) return;
-            await mx.sendStateEvent(
+            await sendStateEvent(
+              mx,
               room.roomId,
-              StateEvent.RoomMember as any,
+              StateEvent.RoomMember,
               {
                 ...content,
                 avatar_url: payload,
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ export const useCommands = (mx: MatrixClient, room: Room): CommandRecord => {
           aclContent.allow?.sort();
           aclContent.deny?.sort();
 
-          await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomServerAcl as any, aclContent);
+          await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomServerAcl, aclContent);
         },
       },
     }),
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useRoomAliases.ts b/src/app/hooks/useRoomAliases.ts
index 186137967..c6d9f5aeb 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useRoomAliases.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useRoomAliases.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from './useMatrixClient';
 import { useAlive } from './useAlive';
 import { useStateEvent } from './useStateEvent';
 import { StateEvent } from '../../types/matrix/room';
-import { getStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
+import { getStateEvent, sendStateEvent } from '../utils/room';
 
 export const usePublishedAliases = (room: Room): [string | undefined, string[]] => {
   const aliasContent = useStateEvent(
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const useSetMainAlias = (room: Room): ((alias: string | undefined) => Pro
         alt_aliases: altAliases,
       };
 
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias as any, newContent);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias, newContent);
     },
     [mx, room],
   );
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const usePublishUnpublishAliases = (
         alt_aliases: altAliases,
       };
 
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias as any, newContent);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias, newContent);
     },
     [mx, room],
   );
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const usePublishUnpublishAliases = (
         alt_aliases: altAliases,
       };
 
-      await mx.sendStateEvent(room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias as any, newContent);
+      await sendStateEvent(mx, room.roomId, StateEvent.RoomCanonicalAlias, newContent);
     },
     [mx, room],
   );
diff --git a/src/app/utils/room.ts b/src/app/utils/room.ts
index b79b79bd6..2cbd9b21d 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/room.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/room.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   IPowerLevelsContent,
   IPushRule,
   IPushRules,
+  ISendEventResponse,
   JoinRule,
   MatrixClient,
   MatrixEvent,
@@ -43,6 +44,24 @@ export const getStateEvent = (
 export const getStateEvents = (room: Room, eventType: StateEvent): MatrixEvent[] =>
   room.getLiveTimeline().getState(EventTimeline.FORWARDS)?.getStateEvents(eventType) ?? [];
 
+// Typed state-event write helper.
+//
+// matrix-js-sdk's `sendStateEvent` typed overload rejects the fork's custom
+// `StateEvent` enum values (the `io.lotus.*` / `im.ponies.*` / etc. values in
+// `types/matrix/room.ts`), and casting the event type to `any` at each call site
+// also collapses the `content` argument to `any`. We centralize the single
+// `as any` cast here so every call site keeps its own `content` type checked.
+export function sendStateEvent<T extends object>(
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  roomId: string,
+  eventType: StateEvent,
+  content: T,
+  stateKey = '',
+): Promise<ISendEventResponse> {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  return mx.sendStateEvent(roomId, eventType as any, content, stateKey);
+}
+
 export const getAccountData = (
   mx: MatrixClient,
   eventType: AccountDataEvent | string,