diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ab523ee9a..e66d0aabcf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.9",
     "lodash": "^4.17.19",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.2",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "pako": "^1.0.11",
     "parse5": "^5.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ecf43d7a4..51ff681783 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5953,6 +5953,11 @@ matrix-react-test-utils@^0.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-test-utils/-/matrix-react-test-utils-0.2.2.tgz#c87144d3b910c7edc544a6699d13c7c2bf02f853"
   integrity sha512-49+7gfV6smvBIVbeloql+37IeWMTD+fiywalwCqk8Dnz53zAFjKSltB3rmWHso1uecLtQEcPtCijfhzcLXAxTQ==
 
+matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.2:
+  version "0.1.0-beta.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.2.tgz#367da1ccd26b711f73fc5b6e02edf55ac2ea2692"
+  integrity sha512-q5g5RZN+RRjM4HmcJ+LYoQAYrB1wzyERmoQ+LvKbTV/+9Ov36Kp0QEP8CleSXEd5WLp6bkRlt60axDaY6pWGmg==
+
 mdast-util-compact@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mdast-util-compact/-/mdast-util-compact-1.0.4.tgz#d531bb7667b5123abf20859be086c4d06c894593"