diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/ui/deck/column.vue b/packages/frontend/src/ui/deck/column.vue
index f60b6b6ae2..8ecac1dc8e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/ui/deck/column.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/ui/deck/column.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, provide, watch, ref, computed, shallowRef } from 'vue';
+import { onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, provide, watch, useTemplateRef, ref, computed } from 'vue';
 import type { Column } from '@/deck.js';
 import type { MenuItem } from '@/types/menu.js';
 import { updateColumn, swapLeftColumn, swapRightColumn, swapUpColumn, swapDownColumn, stackLeftColumn, popRightColumn, removeColumn, swapColumn } from '@/deck.js';
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(ev: 'headerWheel', ctx: WheelEvent): void;
 }>();
 
-const body = shallowRef();
+const body = useTemplateRef('body');
 
 const dragging = ref(false);
 watch(dragging, v => os.deckGlobalEvents.emit(v ? 'column.dragStart' : 'column.dragEnd'));
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/ui/universal.vue b/packages/frontend/src/ui/universal.vue
index 663ec10888..aeabcb3213 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/ui/universal.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/ui/universal.vue
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { defineAsyncComponent, provide, onMounted, computed, ref, watch, shallowRef } from 'vue';
+import { defineAsyncComponent, provide, onMounted, computed, ref, watch, useTemplateRef } from 'vue';
 import { instanceName } from '@@/js/config.js';
 import { isLink } from '@@/js/is-link.js';
 import XCommon from './_common_/common.vue';
+import type { Ref } from 'vue';
 import type { PageMetadata } from '@/page.js';
 import XDrawerMenu from '@/ui/_common_/navbar-for-mobile.vue';
 import * as os from '@/os.js';
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
 
 const pageMetadata = ref<null | PageMetadata>(null);
 const widgetsShowing = ref(false);
-const navFooter = shallowRef();
+const navFooter = useTemplateRef('navFooter');
 
 provide(DI.router, mainRouter);
 provideMetadataReceiver((metadataGetter) => {