diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 3ea25ba2c8..2dd037eba2 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ limitations under the License.
  */
 .mx_EventTile_selected .mx_EventTile_line {
     border-left: $accent-color 5px solid;
-    padding-left: px;
+    padding-left: 60px;
     background-color: $event-selected-color;
 }