diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageStickerContent.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageStickerContent.kt
index f8c1c0d798..627ce53df6 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageStickerContent.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageStickerContent.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ data class MessageStickerContent(
          * Required. A textual representation of the image. This could be the alt text of the image, the filename of the image,
          * or some kind of content description for accessibility e.g. 'image attachment'.
          */
-        @Json(name = "body") override val body: String,
+        @Json(name = "body") override val body: String = "",
 
         /**
          * Metadata about the image referred to in url.