diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_GroupLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_GroupLayout.scss
index de4a5538cd..44eb8c1e89 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_GroupLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_GroupLayout.scss
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ $left-gutter: 65px;
             top: 27px;
         }
 
-        .mx_EventTile_continuation .mx_EventTile_readAvatars,
-        .mx_EventTile_emote .mx_EventTile_readAvatars {
+        &.mx_EventTile_continuation .mx_EventTile_readAvatars,
+        &.mx_EventTile_emote .mx_EventTile_readAvatars {
             top: 5px;
         }
 
-        .mx_EventTile_info .mx_EventTile_readAvatars {
+        &.mx_EventTile_info .mx_EventTile_readAvatars {
             top: 4px;
         }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
index a8eb35eeed..f2c7fab9f1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
         > .mx_EventTile_msgOption {
             order: 5;
             flex-shrink: 0;
+
+            .mx_EventTile_readAvatars {
+                top: 7px;
+            }
         }
 
         > .mx_SenderProfile {