diff --git a/src/BloomBrowserUI/bookEdit/js/CanvasElementContextControls.tsx b/src/BloomBrowserUI/bookEdit/js/CanvasElementContextControls.tsx
index 212bc0b29850..4272807d8c4d 100644
--- a/src/BloomBrowserUI/bookEdit/js/CanvasElementContextControls.tsx
+++ b/src/BloomBrowserUI/bookEdit/js/CanvasElementContextControls.tsx
@@ -1915,6 +1915,7 @@ function addImageMenuOptions(
                             theOneCanvasElementManager.setActiveElement(
                                 bgImageCe,
                             );
+                            theOneCanvasElementManager.expandImageToFillSpace();
                         });
                     };
                     activateConvertedBackground();