diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist2.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist2.scss
index 24151b15b0..c7dae56353 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist2.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist2.scss
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     flex-direction: column;
 
     margin-left: 8px;
-    margin-top: 12px;
-    margin-bottom: 12px;
     width: 100%;
 
+    &:first-child {
+        margin-top: 12px; // so we're not up against the search/filter
+    }
+
     .mx_RoomSublist2_headerContainer {
         // Create a flexbox to make alignment easy
         display: flex;