diff --git a/lib/widgets/message_list.dart b/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
index 3a5ca5fae5..d80f31bea4 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class MessageWithPossibleSender extends StatelessWidget {
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 4),
         child: Column(children: [
           if (senderRow != null)
-            Padding(padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(16, 2, 16, 4),
+            Padding(padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(16, 2, 16, 0),
               child: senderRow),
           Row(crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start, children: [
             const SizedBox(width: 16),