diff --git a/res/css/_components.scss b/res/css/_components.scss
index 3f3038ccfdf..09a5fd6e148 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.scss
+++ b/res/css/_components.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 @import "./components/views/location/_LiveDurationDropdown.scss";
 @import "./components/views/location/_LocationShareMenu.scss";
 @import "./components/views/location/_MapError.scss";
+@import "./components/views/location/_Marker.scss";
 @import "./components/views/location/_ShareDialogButtons.scss";
 @import "./components/views/location/_ShareType.scss";
 @import "./components/views/spaces/_QuickThemeSwitcher.scss";
diff --git a/res/css/components/views/location/_Marker.scss b/res/css/components/views/location/_Marker.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a1baccf9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/components/views/location/_Marker.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_Marker_defaultColor {
+    color: $accent;
+}
+
+.mx_Marker_border {
+    width: 42px;
+    height: 42px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
+    background-color: currentColor;
+
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+
+    // caret down
+    &::before {
+        content: '';
+        border-left: 5px solid transparent;
+        border-right: 5px solid transparent;
+        border-top: 5px solid currentColor;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: -4px;
+    }
+}
+
+.mx_Marker_icon {
+    color: white;
+    height: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/res/css/views/location/_LocationPicker.scss b/res/css/views/location/_LocationPicker.scss
index 91c3e02bf83..9b513a1fb59 100644
--- a/res/css/views/location/_LocationPicker.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/location/_LocationPicker.scss
@@ -55,39 +55,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         .maplibregl-user-location-dot {
             display: none;
         }
-
-        .mx_MLocationBody_markerBorder {
-            width: 31px;
-            height: 31px;
-            border-radius: 50%;
-            filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-            background-color: currentColor;
-
-            display: flex;
-            align-items: center;
-            justify-content: center;
-        }
-
-        .mx_MLocationBody_pointer {
-            position: absolute;
-            bottom: -3px;
-            left: 11px;
-            width: 9px;
-            height: 5px;
-
-            &::before {
-                mask-image: url('$(res)/img/location/pointer.svg');
-                mask-position: center;
-                mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-                mask-size: 9px;
-                content: '';
-                display: inline-block;
-                width: 9px;
-                height: 5px;
-                position: absolute;
-                background-color: currentColor;
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     .mx_LocationPicker_footer {
@@ -106,11 +73,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     }
 }
 
-.mx_MLocationBody_markerIcon {
-    color: white;
-    height: 20px;
-}
-
 .mx_LocationPicker_pinText {
     position: absolute;
     top: $spacing-16;
@@ -135,11 +97,3 @@ limitations under the License.
     width: 100%;
     height: 48px;
 }
-
-// live marker color is set by user color class
-// generated from userid
-// others are $accent
-.mx_MLocationBody_marker-Self,
-.mx_MLocationBody_marker-Pin {
-    color: $accent;
-}
diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_MLocationBody.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_MLocationBody.scss
index 0b6bd1b44d0..9c7e2767d74 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_MLocationBody.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_MLocationBody.scss
@@ -22,56 +22,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
         border-radius: $timeline-image-border-radius;
     }
-
-    .mx_MLocationBody_markerBorder {
-        width: 31px;
-        height: 31px;
-        border-radius: 50%;
-        filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-        background-color: $accent;
-
-        // See _LocationPicker.scss
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-
-        .mx_BaseAvatar {
-            margin: 0;
-            line-height: 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    .mx_MLocationBody_pointer {
-        position: absolute;
-        bottom: -3px;
-        left: 11px;
-        width: 9px;
-        height: 5px;
-
-        &::before {
-            mask-image: url('$(res)/img/location/pointer.svg');
-            mask-position: center;
-            mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-            mask-size: 9px;
-            content: '';
-            display: inline-block;
-            width: 9px;
-            height: 5px;
-            position: absolute;
-            background-color: $accent;
-        }
-    }
-
-    .mx_MLocationBody_markerContents {
-        background-color: $location-marker-color;
-        margin: 0;
-        width: 31px;
-        height: 31px;
-        mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-        mask-size: 16px;
-        mask-position: center;
-        mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/location.svg');
-    }
 }
 
 /* In the timeline, we fit the width of the container */
diff --git a/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx b/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
index c7e72c1949d..ffeb40774bd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
@@ -19,23 +19,20 @@ import maplibregl, { MapMouseEvent } from 'maplibre-gl';
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 import { RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room-member';
 import { ClientEvent, IClientWellKnown } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/client';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 
-import { Icon as LocationIcon } from '../../../../res/img/element-icons/location.svg';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import MatrixClientContext from '../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext';
 import Modal from '../../../Modal';
 import SdkConfig from '../../../SdkConfig';
 import { tileServerFromWellKnown } from '../../../utils/WellKnownUtils';
-import { getUserNameColorClass } from '../../../utils/FormattingUtils';
 import { GenericPosition, genericPositionFromGeolocation, getGeoUri } from '../../../utils/beacon';
 import { LocationShareError, findMapStyleUrl } from '../../../utils/location';
-import MemberAvatar from '../avatars/MemberAvatar';
 import ErrorDialog from '../dialogs/ErrorDialog';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 import { MapError } from './MapError';
 import LiveDurationDropdown, { DEFAULT_DURATION_MS } from './LiveDurationDropdown';
 import { LocationShareType, ShareLocationFn } from './shareLocation';
+import Marker from './Marker';
 
 export interface ILocationPickerProps {
     sender: RoomMember;
@@ -225,8 +222,6 @@ class LocationPicker extends React.Component<ILocationPickerProps, IState> {
             </div>;
         }
 
-        const userColorClass = getUserNameColorClass(this.props.sender.userId);
-
         return (
             <div className="mx_LocationPicker">
                 <div id="mx_LocationPicker_map" />
@@ -256,13 +251,7 @@ class LocationPicker extends React.Component<ILocationPickerProps, IState> {
                         </AccessibleButton>
                     </form>
                 </div>
-                <div className={classNames(
-                    "mx_MLocationBody_marker",
-                    `mx_MLocationBody_marker-${this.props.shareType}`,
-                    userColorClass,
-                )}
-                id={this.getMarkerId()}
-                >
+                <div id={this.getMarkerId()}>
                     { /*
                     maplibregl hijacks the div above to style the marker
                     it must be in the dom when the map is initialised
@@ -271,22 +260,11 @@ class LocationPicker extends React.Component<ILocationPickerProps, IState> {
                     so hide the internal visible elements
                     */ }
 
-                    { !!this.marker && <>
-                        <div className="mx_MLocationBody_markerBorder">
-                            { isSharingOwnLocation(this.props.shareType) ?
-                                <MemberAvatar
-                                    member={this.props.sender}
-                                    width={27}
-                                    height={27}
-                                    viewUserOnClick={false}
-                                />
-                                : <LocationIcon className="mx_MLocationBody_markerIcon" />
-                            }
-                        </div>
-                        <div
-                            className="mx_MLocationBody_pointer"
-                        />
-                    </> }
+                    { !!this.marker && <Marker
+                        roomMember={isSharingOwnLocation(this.props.shareType) ? this.props.sender : undefined}
+                        useMemberColor={this.props.shareType === LocationShareType.Live}
+                    />
+                    }
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/location/Marker.tsx b/src/components/views/location/Marker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7978e0d5330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/location/Marker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix';
+
+import { Icon as LocationIcon } from '../../../../res/img/element-icons/location.svg';
+import { getUserNameColorClass } from '../../../utils/FormattingUtils';
+import MemberAvatar from '../avatars/MemberAvatar';
+
+interface Props {
+    id?: string;
+    // renders MemberAvatar when provided
+    roomMember?: RoomMember;
+    // use member text color as background
+    useMemberColor?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generic location marker
+ */
+const Marker: React.FC<Props> = ({ id, roomMember, useMemberColor }) => {
+    const memberColorClass = useMemberColor && roomMember ? getUserNameColorClass(roomMember.userId) : '';
+    return <div
+        id={id}
+        className={classNames("mx_Marker", memberColorClass, {
+            "mx_Marker_defaultColor": !memberColorClass,
+        })}
+    >
+        <div className="mx_Marker_border">
+            { roomMember ?
+                <MemberAvatar
+                    member={roomMember}
+                    width={36}
+                    height={36}
+                    viewUserOnClick={false}
+                />
+                : <LocationIcon className="mx_Marker_icon" />
+            }
+        </div>
+    </div>;
+};
+
+export default Marker;
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
index f56b1ae906f..3a447c7944b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { ClientEvent, IClientWellKnown } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/client';
 
 import { IBodyProps } from "./IBodyProps";
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
-import MemberAvatar from '../avatars/MemberAvatar';
 import Modal from '../../../Modal';
 import {
     parseGeoUri,
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import { Alignment } from '../elements/Tooltip';
 import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 import { tileServerFromWellKnown } from '../../../utils/WellKnownUtils';
 import MatrixClientContext from '../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext';
+import Marker from '../location/Marker';
 
 interface IState {
     error: Error;
@@ -175,16 +175,8 @@ export function LocationBodyContent(props: ILocationBodyContentProps):
         className="mx_MLocationBody_map"
     />;
 
-    const markerContents = (
-        isSelfLocation(props.mxEvent.getContent())
-            ? <MemberAvatar
-                member={props.mxEvent.sender}
-                width={27}
-                height={27}
-                viewUserOnClick={false}
-            />
-            : <div className="mx_MLocationBody_markerContents" />
-    );
+    // only pass member to marker when should render avatar marker
+    const markerRoomMember = isSelfLocation(props.mxEvent.getContent()) ? props.mxEvent.sender : undefined;
 
     return <div className="mx_MLocationBody">
         {
@@ -198,14 +190,7 @@ export function LocationBodyContent(props: ILocationBodyContentProps):
                 </TooltipTarget>
                 : mapDiv
         }
-        <div className="mx_MLocationBody_marker" id={props.markerId}>
-            <div className="mx_MLocationBody_markerBorder">
-                { markerContents }
-            </div>
-            <div
-                className="mx_MLocationBody_pointer"
-            />
-        </div>
+        <Marker id={props.markerId} roomMember={markerRoomMember} />
         {
             props.zoomButtons
                 ? <ZoomButtons
diff --git a/test/components/views/location/LocationPicker-test.tsx b/test/components/views/location/LocationPicker-test.tsx
index f9b82557361..31b781d0561 100644
--- a/test/components/views/location/LocationPicker-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/location/LocationPicker-test.tsx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe("LocationPicker", () => {
                 ));
 
                 // marker is set, icon not avatar
-                expect(wrapper.find('.mx_MLocationBody_markerIcon').length).toBeTruthy();
+                expect(wrapper.find('.mx_Marker_icon').length).toBeTruthy();
             });
 
             it('submits location', () => {
diff --git a/test/components/views/location/Marker-test.tsx b/test/components/views/location/Marker-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da9ccaf0d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/views/location/Marker-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { RoomMember } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix';
+
+import Marker from '../../../../src/components/views/location/Marker';
+
+describe('<Marker />', () => {
+    const defaultProps = {
+        id: 'abc123',
+    };
+    const getComponent = (props = {}) =>
+        mount(<Marker {...defaultProps} {...props} />);
+
+    it('renders with location icon when no room member', () => {
+        const component = getComponent();
+        expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('does not try to use member color without room member', () => {
+        const component = getComponent({ useMemberColor: true });
+        expect(component.find('div').at(0).props().className).toEqual('mx_Marker mx_Marker_defaultColor');
+    });
+
+    it('uses member color class', () => {
+        const member = new RoomMember('!room:server', '@user:server');
+        const component = getComponent({ useMemberColor: true, roomMember: member });
+        expect(component.find('div').at(0).props().className).toEqual('mx_Marker mx_Username_color3');
+    });
+
+    it('renders member avatar when roomMember is truthy', () => {
+        const member = new RoomMember('!room:server', '@user:server');
+        const component = getComponent({ roomMember: member });
+        expect(component.find('MemberAvatar').length).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/components/views/location/__snapshots__/Marker-test.tsx.snap b/test/components/views/location/__snapshots__/Marker-test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8030f6448e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/views/location/__snapshots__/Marker-test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`<Marker /> renders with location icon when no room member 1`] = `
+<Marker
+  id="abc123"
+>
+  <div
+    className="mx_Marker mx_Marker_defaultColor"
+    id="abc123"
+  >
+    <div
+      className="mx_Marker_border"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="mx_Marker_icon"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</Marker>
+`;