diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 937826b4fd..4e0ff2c6d6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                     <div className={classes}>
                         { avatar }
                         { sender }
-                        <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
+                        <div className="mx_EventTile_line mx_EventTile_quote">
                             <a href={permalink} onClick={this.onPermalinkClicked}>
                                 { timestamp }
                             </a>