diff --git a/templates/zerver/emails/email_base_messages.html b/templates/zerver/emails/email_base_messages.html
index e6e96ee895..768e66fb65 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/emails/email_base_messages.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/emails/email_base_messages.html
@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@
         <title>Zulip</title>
         <style>{{css_styles}}</style>
     </head>
-    {% if has_preheader %}
-    <span style="display:none !important;
-      visibility:hidden;
-      color:transparent;
-      mso-hide:all;
-      font-size:1px;
-      color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
-      line-height:1px;
-      max-height:0px;
-      height:0px;
-      max-width:0px;
-      width:0px;
-      opacity:0;
-      overflow:hidden;">
-        {% block preheader %}{% endblock %}
-    </span>
-    {% endif %}
-    {% block content %}{% endblock %}
-    {% block manage_preferences %}{% endblock %}
+    <body>
+        {% if has_preheader %}
+        <span style="display:none !important;
+          visibility:hidden;
+          color:transparent;
+          mso-hide:all;
+          font-size:1px;
+          color:hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
+          line-height:1px;
+          max-height:0px;
+          height:0px;
+          max-width:0px;
+          width:0px;
+          opacity:0;
+          overflow:hidden;">
+            {% block preheader %}{% endblock %}
+        </span>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+        {% block manage_preferences %}{% endblock %}
+    </body>
 </html>
