diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf7a093494f..e60902f879e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-events-sdk": "0.0.1",
         "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.3.1",
+        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.4.0",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.5",
         "opus-recorder": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5950a31238..dc8342658b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6499,10 +6499,10 @@ matrix-web-i18n@^1.4.0:
     "@babel/traverse" "^7.18.5"
     walk "^2.3.15"
 
-matrix-widget-api@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.3.1.tgz#e38f404c76bb15c113909505c1c1a5b4d781c2f5"
-  integrity sha512-+rN6vGvnXm+fn0uq9r2KWSL/aPtehD6ObC50jYmUcEfgo8CUpf9eUurmjbRlwZkWq3XHXFuKQBUCI9UzqWg37Q==
+matrix-widget-api@^1.3.1, matrix-widget-api@^1.4.0:
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.4.0.tgz#e426ec16a013897f3a4a9c2bff423f54ab0ba745"
+  integrity sha512-dw0dRylGQzDUoiaY/g5xx1tBbS7aoov31PRtFMAvG58/4uerYllV9Gfou7w+I1aglwB6hihTREzKltVjARWV6A==
   dependencies:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"