diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
index d91b7c8aba..f7826d45fe 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ export default class ImageView extends React.Component {
             highlighted: true,
             room_id: this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
         });
+        this.props.onFinished();
     };
 
     onStartMoving = ev => {