diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 5d1dd04383..5d477d63c9 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ $left-gutter: 64px;
     height: $font-14px;
     width: $font-14px;
 
+    will-change: left, top;
     transition:
         left var(--transition-short) ease-out,
         top var(--transition-standard) ease-out;