diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index a898982d..f41c8a92 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ return (function () {
                 return [document];
             } else if (selector === 'window') {
                 return [window];
+            } else if (selector === 'body') {
+                return [document.body];
             } else {
                 return getDocument().querySelectorAll(normalizeSelector(selector));
             }