diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
index 94753f9473..dd805805ab 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
             > .mx_SenderProfile_name {
                 overflow: hidden;
                 text-overflow: ellipsis;
+                min-width: var(--name-width);
             }
         }
     }