diff --git a/server/balancer.ts b/server/balancer.ts
index 11def2f4e..8d0a44e39 100644
--- a/server/balancer.ts
+++ b/server/balancer.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ async function onRoomLoad(roomName: string) {
 		type: "loaded",
 		payload: {
 			room: obj,
+			load_epoch: room.loadEpoch,
 		},
 	});
 	gossipDebounced();
@@ -299,14 +300,17 @@ function gossip() {
 		type: "gossip",
 		payload: {
 			rooms: roommanager.rooms.map(room => ({
-				name: room.name,
-				title: room.title,
-				description: room.description,
-				isTemporary: room.isTemporary,
-				visibility: room.visibility,
-				queueMode: room.queueMode,
-				currentSource: room.currentSource,
-				users: room.users.length,
+				room: {
+					name: room.name,
+					title: room.title,
+					description: room.description,
+					isTemporary: room.isTemporary,
+					visibility: room.visibility,
+					queueMode: room.queueMode,
+					currentSource: room.currentSource,
+					users: room.users.length,
+				},
+				load_epoch: room.loadEpoch,
 			})),
 		},
 	});
diff --git a/server/generated.ts b/server/generated.ts
index 32ae97791..be32ea215 100644
--- a/server/generated.ts
+++ b/server/generated.ts
@@ -86,17 +86,16 @@ export interface M2BKick {
 	reason: number;
 }
 
-export type MsgB2M = 
-	| { type: "load", payload: B2MLoad }
-	| { type: "join", payload: B2MJoin }
-	| { type: "leave", payload: B2MLeave }
-	| { type: "client_msg", payload: B2MClientMsg };
-
-export type MsgM2B = 
-	| { type: "init", payload: M2BInit }
-	| { type: "loaded", payload: M2BLoaded }
-	| { type: "unloaded", payload: M2BUnloaded }
-	| { type: "gossip", payload: M2BGossip }
-	| { type: "room_msg", payload: M2BRoomMsg }
-	| { type: "kick", payload: M2BKick };
-
+export type MsgB2M =
+	| { type: "load"; payload: B2MLoad }
+	| { type: "join"; payload: B2MJoin }
+	| { type: "leave"; payload: B2MLeave }
+	| { type: "client_msg"; payload: B2MClientMsg };
+
+export type MsgM2B =
+	| { type: "init"; payload: M2BInit }
+	| { type: "loaded"; payload: M2BLoaded }
+	| { type: "unloaded"; payload: M2BUnloaded }
+	| { type: "gossip"; payload: M2BGossip }
+	| { type: "room_msg"; payload: M2BRoomMsg }
+	| { type: "kick"; payload: M2BKick };
diff --git a/server/room.ts b/server/room.ts
index 1bccfcc77..bf1872095 100644
--- a/server/room.ts
+++ b/server/room.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export class Room implements RoomState {
 	 */
 	wantSponsorBlock = false;
 	dontSkipSegmentsUntil: number | null = null;
+	loadEpoch: number = -1;
 
 	constructor(options: Partial<RoomOptions>) {
 		this.log = getLogger(`room/${options.name}`);
diff --git a/server/roommanager.ts b/server/roommanager.ts
index 84a32e4b4..dc6efc7f9 100644
--- a/server/roommanager.ts
+++ b/server/roommanager.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { ClientManagerCommand } from "./clientmanager";
 
 export const log = getLogger("roommanager");
 export const rooms: Room[] = [];
+const LOAD_EPOCH_KEY = "roommanager:load_epoch";
 
 export type RoomManagerEvents = "publish" | "load" | "unload" | "command";
 export type RoomManagerEventHandlers<E> = E extends "publish"
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ export type RoomManagerEventHandlers<E> = E extends "publish"
 	: never;
 const bus = new EventEmitter();
 
-function addRoom(room: Room) {
+async function addRoom(room: Room) {
 	rooms.push(room);
+	const epoch = await redisClient.incr(LOAD_EPOCH_KEY);
+	room.loadEpoch = epoch;
 	bus.emit("load", room.name);
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ export async function createRoom(options: Partial<RoomOptions> & { name: string
 	}
 	await room.update();
 	await room.sync();
-	addRoom(room);
+	await addRoom(room);
 	log.info(`Room created: ${room.name}`);
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ export async function getRoom(
 		const state = JSON.parse(redisState) as RoomStateFromRedis;
 		const fixedState = redisStateToState(state);
 		const room = new Room(fixedState);
-		addRoom(room);
+		await addRoom(room);
 		return ok(room);
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ export async function getRoom(
 		return err(new RoomNotFoundException(roomName));
 	}
 	const room = new Room(opts);
-	addRoom(room);
+	await addRoom(room);
 	return ok(room);
 }