diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
index 31245b44b7..ad0eb45a52 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/RoomAvatar.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default class RoomAvatar extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             name: this.props.room.name,
         };
 
-        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
+        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox", null, true);
     };
 
     public render() {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
index 6135643ebd..5af2063c84 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default class MImageBody extends React.Component {
                 params.fileSize = content.info.size;
             }
 
-            Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
+            Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox", null, true);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
index 00aaf9bfda..41eada3193 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/RoomAvatarEvent.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class RoomAvatarEvent extends React.Component {
             src: httpUrl,
             name: text,
         };
-        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
+        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox", null, true);
     };
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index 12a6a2a311..d59d5ba632 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ const UserInfoHeader: React.FC<{
             name: member.name,
         };
 
-        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
+        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox", null, true);
     }, [member]);
 
     const avatarElement = (
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.js b/src/components/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.js
index 536abf57fc..c04bb6cb7c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/LinkPreviewWidget.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default class LinkPreviewWidget extends React.Component {
             link: this.props.link,
         };
 
-        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
+        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, params, "mx_Dialog_lightbox", null, true);
     };
 
     render() {