diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/platform/VectorBaseFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/platform/VectorBaseFragment.kt
index 0c41673dd4..a74f480810 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/platform/VectorBaseFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/platform/VectorBaseFragment.kt
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ abstract class VectorBaseFragment<VB : ViewBinding> : Fragment(), MavericksView
         }
     }
 
+    // SC-TODO: this is the pre-v1.5.18 implementation of observeViewEvents, to fix custom widgets. Revert me once upstream implements a fix.
+    protected fun <T : VectorViewEvents> VectorViewModel<*, *, T>.oldObserveViewEvents(observer: (T) -> Unit) {
+        val tag = this@VectorBaseFragment::class.simpleName.toString()
+        viewEvents
+                .stream(tag)
+                .onEach {
+                    observer(it)
+                }
+                .launchIn(viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope)
+    }
+
     /* ==========================================================================================
      * Views
      * ========================================================================================== */
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetFragment.kt
index 944ee627d7..b68daa8635 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/widgets/WidgetFragment.kt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class WidgetFragment :
         if (fragmentArgs.kind.isAdmin()) {
             viewModel.getPostAPIMediator().setWebView(views.widgetWebView)
         }
-        viewModel.observeViewEvents {
+        viewModel.oldObserveViewEvents {
             Timber.v("Observed view events: $it")
             when (it) {
                 is WidgetViewEvents.DisplayTerms -> displayTerms(it)