diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
index 8ae5bdd2c4..08ddb6de20 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MStickerBody.js
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ export default class MStickerBody extends MImageBody {
 
         placeholderSize = placeholderSize + 'px';
 
+        // Body 'ref' required by MImageBody
         return (
-            <span className='mx_MStickerBody'
+            <span className='mx_MStickerBody' ref='body'
                 style={{
                     height: placeholderFixupHeight,
                 }}>