diff --git a/roles/matrix-server/templates/nginx-conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2 b/roles/matrix-server/templates/nginx-conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
index 0b6b2235..4e6aeb20 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-server/templates/nginx-conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-server/templates/nginx-conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
@@ -105,4 +105,8 @@ server {
 		client_max_body_size {{ matrix_synapse_max_upload_size_mb }}M;
 		proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;
 	}
+
+	location / {
+		set $location "/_matrix/static/";
+	}
 }