diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index a6ccde93d3..5d1dd04383 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ $left-gutter: 64px;
     .mx_EventTile_msgOption {
         grid-column: 2;
     }
-
-    .hidden {
-        // override the overriden padding for hidden events
-        padding-left: 64px !important;
-    }
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_reply {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index 533aa6cfab..35ccefde1e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         let tileHandler = getHandlerTile(this.props.mxEvent);
 
         // Info messages are basically information about commands processed on a room
-        const isBubbleMessage = eventType.startsWith("m.key.verification") ||
+        let isBubbleMessage = eventType.startsWith("m.key.verification") ||
             (eventType === EventType.RoomMessage && msgtype && msgtype.startsWith("m.key.verification")) ||
             (eventType === EventType.RoomCreate) ||
             (eventType === EventType.RoomEncryption) ||
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         // duplicate of the thing they are replacing).
         if (SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline") && !haveTileForEvent(this.props.mxEvent)) {
             tileHandler = "messages.ViewSourceEvent";
+            isBubbleMessage = false;
             // Reuse info message avatar and sender profile styling
             isInfoMessage = true;
         }
@@ -1135,8 +1136,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                         { ircTimestamp }
                         { sender }
                         { ircPadlock }
-                        <div className={`mx_EventTile_line ${ isBubbleMessage
-                             && tileHandler == "messages.ViewSourceEvent" ? "hidden" : ""}`}>
+                        <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
                             { groupTimestamp }
                             { groupPadlock }
                             { thread }