diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23e90237b6..3e7ae8c146 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         "maplibre-gl": "^5.0.0",
         "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "^1.0.3",
         "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.15.0",
+        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.16.1",
         "memoize-one": "^6.0.0",
         "mime": "^4.0.4",
         "oidc-client-ts": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/src/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver.ts b/src/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver.ts
index 82da6c3d59..725f149f0d 100644
--- a/src/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver.ts
+++ b/src/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ export class ElementWidgetDriver extends WidgetDriver {
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(`org.matrix.msc2762.timeline:${inRoomId}`);
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4157SendDelayedEvent);
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4157UpdateDelayedEvent);
-            this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4354SendStickyEvent);
+            this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4407SendStickyEvent);
+            this.allowedCapabilities.add(MatrixCapabilities.MSC4407ReceiveStickyEvent);
 
             this.allowedCapabilities.add(
                 WidgetEventCapability.forStateEvent(EventDirection.Receive, EventType.RoomName).raw,
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver-test.ts
index 923f6750ad..a95a6ed958 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/stores/widgets/ElementWidgetDriver-test.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ describe("ElementWidgetDriver", () => {
             "org.matrix.msc3819.receive.to_device:m.call.replaces",
             "org.matrix.msc4157.send.delayed_event",
             "org.matrix.msc4157.update_delayed_event",
-            "org.matrix.msc4354.send_sticky_event",
+            "org.matrix.msc4407.send.sticky_event",
+            "org.matrix.msc4407.receive.sticky_event",
             // RTC decline events (send/receive, unstable/stable)
             "org.matrix.msc2762.send.event:org.matrix.msc4310.rtc.decline",
             "org.matrix.msc2762.send.event:m.rtc.decline",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c905513b41..7201d746a7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9712,7 +9712,7 @@ matrix-web-i18n@3.6.0:
     minimist "^1.2.8"
     walk "^2.3.15"
 
-matrix-widget-api@^1.14.0, matrix-widget-api@^1.15.0:
+matrix-widget-api@^1.14.0:
   version "1.16.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.16.0.tgz#e232f1ed6b840feea58d693d877fb8a05b181aee"
   integrity sha512-OCsCzEN54jWamvWkBa7PqcKdlOhLA+nJbUyqsATHvzb4/NMcjdUZWSDurZxyNE5eYlNwxClA6Hw20mzJEKJbvg==
@@ -9720,6 +9720,14 @@ matrix-widget-api@^1.14.0, matrix-widget-api@^1.15.0:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"
 
+matrix-widget-api@^1.16.1:
+  version "1.16.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.16.1.tgz#a447f28f0af07e1bdc960881971de7d1ec9e6464"
+  integrity sha512-oCfTV4xNPo02qIgveqdkIyKQjOPpsjhF3bmJBotHrhr8TsrhVa7kx8PtuiUPnQTjz0tdBle7falR2Fw8VKsedw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
+    events "^3.2.0"
+
 mdn-data@2.0.28:
   version "2.0.28"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mdn-data/-/mdn-data-2.0.28.tgz#5ec48e7bef120654539069e1ae4ddc81ca490eba"