diff --git a/res/css/_components.scss b/res/css/_components.scss
index a2d0e1ceb5..7e56942764 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.scss
+++ b/res/css/_components.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // autogenerated by rethemendex.sh
 @import "./_common.scss";
 @import "./_font-sizes.scss";
+@import "./_font-weights.scss";
 @import "./structures/_AutoHideScrollbar.scss";
 @import "./structures/_CompatibilityPage.scss";
 @import "./structures/_ContextualMenu.scss";
diff --git a/res/css/_font-weights.scss b/res/css/_font-weights.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e2b19d516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/_font-weights.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+$font-semi-bold: 600;
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
index 69fff53444..5112d07c46 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ $tagPanelWidth: 56px; // only applies in this file, used for calculations
 
         .mx_LeftPanel_roomListFilterCount {
             font-size: $font-13px;
-            font-weight: 500;
+            font-weight: $font-semi-bold;
             margin-left: 12px;
-            margin-top: 16px;
+            margin-top: 14px;
             margin-bottom: -4px; // to counteract the normal roomListWrapper margin-top
         }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
index 9a6c47ad31..78e7307bc0 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ limitations under the License.
     font-size: $font-13px;
 
     div:first-child {
-        font-weight: 500;
+        font-weight: $font-semi-bold;
         margin-bottom: 8px;
     }
 
     .mx_AccessibleButton {
         color: $secondary-fg-color;
         position: relative;
-        margin-left: 24px;
-        padding: 0;
+        padding: 0 0 0 24px;
         font-size: inherit;
 
         &::before {
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             height: 16px;
             position: absolute;
             top: 0;
-            left: -24px;
+            left: 0;
             background: $secondary-fg-color;
             mask-position: center;
             mask-size: contain;