diff --git simplenews.module simplenews.module
index 202bce1..551979f 100644
--- simplenews.module
+++ simplenews.module
@@ -2889,6 +2889,7 @@ function simplenews_theme() {
         'category' => NULL,
         'language' => NULL,
       ),
+      'template' => 'simplenews-newsletter-body',
       'path' => $path . '/theme',
     ),
     'simplenews_newsletter_footer' => array(
@@ -2899,6 +2900,7 @@ function simplenews_theme() {
         'key' => NULL,
         'language' => NULL,
       ),
+      'template' => 'simplenews-newsletter-footer',
       'path' => $path . '/theme',
     ),
     'simplenews_subscription_list' => array(