diff --git a/fedora/continuwuity.spec.rpkg b/fedora/continuwuity.spec.rpkg
index 19edf701..f2efa383 100644
--- a/fedora/continuwuity.spec.rpkg
+++ b/fedora/continuwuity.spec.rpkg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sed -i 's/^offline = true$//' .cargo/config.toml
 %cargo_build
 
 # Here's the one legally required mystery incantation in this file.
-# Some of our dependencies have source files which are (for some reason) marked as excutable.
+# Some of our dependencies have source files which are (for some reason) marked as executable.
 # Files in .cargo/registry/ are copied into /usr/src/ by the debuginfo machinery
 # at the end of the build step, and then the BRP shebang mangling script checks
 # the entire buildroot to find executable files, and fails the build because
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ sed -i 's/^offline = true$//' .cargo/config.toml
 # So we have to clear the executable bit on all of them before that happens.
 find .cargo/registry/ -executable -name "*.rs" -exec chmod -x {} +
 
-# TODO: this fails currently because it's forced to run in offline mode	
+# TODO: this fails currently because it's forced to run in offline mode
 # {cargo_license -- --no-dev} > LICENSE.dependencies
 
 %install
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ install -Dpm0644 conduwuit-example.toml %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/conduwuit/con
 %systemd_postun_with_restart conduwuit.service
 
 %changelog
-{{{ git_repo_changelog }}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{{ git_repo_changelog }}}
diff --git a/src/admin/user/commands.rs b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
index 56864a32..37ab030c 100644
--- a/src/admin/user/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt::Write as _};
 
 use api::client::{
-	full_user_deactivate, join_room_by_id_helper, leave_all_rooms, leave_room, update_avatar_url,
-	update_displayname,
+	full_user_deactivate, join_room_by_id_helper, leave_all_rooms, leave_room, remote_leave_room,
+	update_avatar_url, update_displayname,
 };
 use conduwuit::{
 	Err, Result, debug, debug_warn, error, info, is_equal_to,
@@ -926,3 +926,29 @@ pub(super) async fn redact_event(&self, event_id: OwnedEventId) -> Result {
 	))
 	.await
 }
+
+#[admin_command]
+pub(super) async fn force_leave_remote_room(
+	&self,
+	user_id: String,
+	room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
+) -> Result {
+	let user_id = parse_local_user_id(self.services, &user_id)?;
+	let (room_id, _) = self
+		.services
+		.rooms
+		.alias
+		.resolve_with_servers(&room_id, None)
+		.await?;
+
+	assert!(
+		self.services.globals.user_is_local(&user_id),
+		"Parsed user_id must be a local user"
+	);
+	remote_leave_room(self.services, &user_id, &room_id, None)
+		.boxed()
+		.await?;
+
+	self.write_str(&format!("{user_id} has been joined to {room_id}.",))
+		.await
+}
diff --git a/src/admin/user/mod.rs b/src/admin/user/mod.rs
index 656cacaf..366f7dd5 100644
--- a/src/admin/user/mod.rs
+++ b/src/admin/user/mod.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ pub enum UserCommand {
 		room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
 	},
 
+	/// - Manually leave a remote room for a local user.
+	ForceLeaveRemoteRoom {
+		user_id: String,
+		room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
+	},
+
 	/// - Forces the specified user to drop their power levels to the room
 	///   default, if their permissions allow and the auth check permits
 	ForceDemote {
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership/join.rs b/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
index dc170cbf..f3434bf5 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
@@ -156,31 +156,34 @@ pub(crate) async fn join_room_by_id_or_alias_route(
 			.await?;
 
 			let mut servers = body.via.clone();
-			servers.extend(
-				services
-					.rooms
-					.state_cache
-					.servers_invite_via(&room_id)
-					.map(ToOwned::to_owned)
-					.collect::<Vec<_>>()
-					.await,
-			);
+			if servers.is_empty() {
+				debug!("No via servers provided for join, injecting some.");
+				servers.extend(
+					services
+						.rooms
+						.state_cache
+						.servers_invite_via(&room_id)
+						.map(ToOwned::to_owned)
+						.collect::<Vec<_>>()
+						.await,
+				);
 
-			servers.extend(
-				services
-					.rooms
-					.state_cache
-					.invite_state(sender_user, &room_id)
-					.await
-					.unwrap_or_default()
-					.iter()
-					.filter_map(|event| event.get_field("sender").ok().flatten())
-					.filter_map(|sender: &str| UserId::parse(sender).ok())
-					.map(|user| user.server_name().to_owned()),
-			);
+				servers.extend(
+					services
+						.rooms
+						.state_cache
+						.invite_state(sender_user, &room_id)
+						.await
+						.unwrap_or_default()
+						.iter()
+						.filter_map(|event| event.get_field("sender").ok().flatten())
+						.filter_map(|sender: &str| UserId::parse(sender).ok())
+						.map(|user| user.server_name().to_owned()),
+				);
 
-			if let Some(server) = room_id.server_name() {
-				servers.push(server.to_owned());
+				if let Some(server) = room_id.server_name() {
+					servers.push(server.to_owned());
+				}
 			}
 
 			servers.sort_unstable();
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs b/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
index f4f1666b..0aadd833 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub async fn leave_room(
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn remote_leave_room(
+pub async fn remote_leave_room(
 	services: &Services,
 	user_id: &UserId,
 	room_id: &RoomId,
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs b/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs
index 7a6f19ad..691419f6 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub(crate) use self::{
 };
 pub use self::{
 	join::join_room_by_id_helper,
-	leave::{leave_all_rooms, leave_room},
+	leave::{leave_all_rooms, leave_room, remote_leave_room},
 };
 use crate::{Ruma, client::full_user_deactivate};
 
diff --git a/src/api/client/mod.rs b/src/api/client/mod.rs
index e4be20b7..be335cba 100644
--- a/src/api/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(super) use keys::*;
 pub(super) use media::*;
 pub(super) use media_legacy::*;
 pub(super) use membership::*;
-pub use membership::{join_room_by_id_helper, leave_all_rooms, leave_room};
+pub use membership::{join_room_by_id_helper, leave_all_rooms, leave_room, remote_leave_room};
 pub(super) use message::*;
 pub(super) use openid::*;
 pub(super) use presence::*;