diff --git a/data/resources/stylesheet/_room_history.scss b/data/resources/stylesheet/_room_history.scss
index 71b63e61..0196c51d 100644
--- a/data/resources/stylesheet/_room_history.scss
+++ b/data/resources/stylesheet/_room_history.scss
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ room-title {
 }
 
 sender-avatar {
-  padding: 3px;
+  padding: 5px;
   border-radius: 100%;
 
   @include vendor.focus-ring();
diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.ui b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.ui
index 39abb1b4..4dbb251d 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.ui
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <style>
           <class name="event-content"/>
         </style>
-        <property name="column-spacing">12</property>
+        <property name="column-spacing">8</property>
         <child>
           <object class="ContentSenderAvatar" id="avatar">
             <layout>