diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_ReplyTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_ReplyTile.scss
index a6cff00ff2..70a383a1cf 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_ReplyTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_ReplyTile.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_ReplyTile .mx_EventTile_content {
     $reply-lines: 2;
     $line-height: 22px;
+    $max-height: 66px;
 
     pointer-events: none;
 
@@ -42,12 +43,26 @@ limitations under the License.
     -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
     -webkit-line-clamp: $reply-lines;
     line-height: $line-height;
+    max-height: $max-height;
 
     .mx_EventTile_body.mx_EventTile_bigEmoji {
         line-height: $line-height !important;
         // Override the big emoji override
         font-size: 14px !important;
     }
+
+    // Hack to cut content in <pre> tags too
+    .mx_EventTile_pre_container > pre {
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        display: -webkit-box;
+        -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+        -webkit-line-clamp: $reply-lines;
+        padding: 4px;
+    }
+    .markdown-body blockquote, .markdown-body dl, .markdown-body ol, .markdown-body p, .markdown-body pre, .markdown-body table, .markdown-body ul {
+        margin-bottom: 4px;
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_ReplyTile.mx_ReplyTile_info {