diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
index 92daa223f7..4a65bad072 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ limitations under the License.
         font-size: $font-15px;
     }
 
+    .mx_MessageActionBar {
+        top: -28px;
+        right: 0;
+        z-index: 9; // above the avatar
+    }
+
     &[data-self=false] {
         .mx_EventTile_line {
             border-bottom-right-radius: var(--cornerRadius);
@@ -101,11 +107,6 @@ limitations under the License.
             left: -34px;
         }
 
-        .mx_MessageActionBar {
-            right: 0;
-            transform: translate3d(90%, 50%, 0);
-        }
-
         --backgroundColor: $eventbubble-others-bg;
     }
     &[data-self=true] {