diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
index 1bec5a390..168178363 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ViewContainerRef } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'redaction-root',
     templateUrl: './app.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
 })
-export class AppComponent {}
+export class AppComponent {
+    // View container ref needs to be injected for the color picker to work
+    constructor(public viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef) {}
+}