diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
index 0e6eb66d2f..2358bc095e 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
@@ -250,11 +250,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_typingBar {
-    margin-top: 10px;
-    margin-left: 63px;
+    margin-top: 6px;
+    margin-left: 65px;
     color: #4a4a4a;
     opacity: 0.5;
-    overflow-y: hidden;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_typingImage {
@@ -264,6 +263,11 @@ limitations under the License.
     float: left;
 }
 
+.mx_RoomView_typingText {
+    overflow-y: hidden;
+    display: block;
+}
+
 .mx_RoomView .mx_MessageComposer {
     -webkit-box-ordinal-group: 5;
     -moz-box-ordinal-group: 5;