diff --git a/res/css/views/avatars/_DecoratedRoomAvatar.scss b/res/css/views/avatars/_DecoratedRoomAvatar.scss
index b500d44a43..900f351074 100644
--- a/res/css/views/avatars/_DecoratedRoomAvatar.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/avatars/_DecoratedRoomAvatar.scss
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         right: 0;
     }
 
-    .mx_NotificationBadge {
+    .mx_NotificationBadge, .mx_RoomTile2_badgeContainer {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         right: 0;
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile2.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile2.scss
index b9e0398e7d..d2d394e266 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile2.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile2.scss
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         height: 16px;
         // don't set width so that it takes no space when there is no badge to show
         margin: auto 0; // vertically align
-        position: relative; // fixes badge alignment in some scenarios
 
         // Create a flexbox to make aligning dot badges easier
         display: flex;