diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/SendWysiwygComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/SendWysiwygComposer.tsx
index a612cef433..380b0430ce 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/SendWysiwygComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/SendWysiwygComposer.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const Content = forwardRef<HTMLElement, ContentProps>(
 );
 
 interface SendWysiwygComposerProps {
-    initialContent: string;
+    initialContent?: string;
     isRichTextEnabled: boolean;
     disabled?: boolean;
     onChange: (content: string) => void;