diff --git a/res/css/views/context_menus/_MessageContextMenu.scss b/res/css/views/context_menus/_MessageContextMenu.scss
index fdce390b17..c22518387a 100644
--- a/res/css/views/context_menus/_MessageContextMenu.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/context_menus/_MessageContextMenu.scss
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     }
 
     .mx_MessageContextMenu_iconCancel::before {
+        height: 12px;
+        left: 2px;
         mask-image: url('$(res)/img/cancel.svg');
+        position: relative;
+        top: 2px;
+        width: 12px;
     }
 
     .mx_MessageContextMenu_iconRedact::before {