diff --git a/res/css/views/elements/_Pill.scss b/res/css/views/elements/_Pill.scss
index 086237bf96..e9ccef666a 100644
--- a/res/css/views/elements/_Pill.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/elements/_Pill.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     &::before,
     .mx_BaseAvatar {
         margin-left: -0.3em; // Otherwise the gap is too large
+        margin-right: 0.2em;
     }
 
     a& {