diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
index f136ac5d..6ddea6ed 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+🐞 Fixed
+
+- Fix `channel.show` not working because of null body
+
 ## 2.2.0
 
 🐞 Fixed
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
index 68f0d1c3..619e0980 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class ChannelApi {
   ) async {
     final response = await _client.post(
       '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/show',
+      data: {},
     );
     return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
   }
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
index 9110845d..e427ff2e 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
@@ -550,14 +550,21 @@ void main() {
 
     final path = '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/show';
 
-    when(() => client.post(path)).thenAnswer(
-        (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
+    when(() => client.post(
+              path,
+              data: {},
+            ))
+        .thenAnswer(
+            (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
 
     final res = await channelApi.showChannel(channelId, channelType);
 
     expect(res, isNotNull);
 
-    verify(() => client.post(path)).called(1);
+    verify(() => client.post(
+          path,
+          data: {},
+        )).called(1);
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
   });