diff --git a/res/css/views/right_panel/_TimelineCard.scss b/res/css/views/right_panel/_TimelineCard.scss
index f9671c74f4..9e5d1b1cc1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/right_panel/_TimelineCard.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/right_panel/_TimelineCard.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ limitations under the License.
     }
 
     .mx_EventTile {
+        &[data-layout=irc],
+        &[data-layout=group] {
+            .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+                position: absolute; // for IRC layout
+                top: 12px;
+                left: -3px;
+            }
+        }
+
         &[data-layout=bubble] {
             &::before {
                 z-index: auto; // enable background color on hover
@@ -76,12 +85,6 @@ limitations under the License.
                 max-width: min(calc(100% - 36px), 600px);
             }
 
-            .mx_EventTile_avatar {
-                position: absolute; // for IRC layout
-                top: 12px;
-                left: -3px;
-            }
-
             .mx_MessageTimestamp {
                 position: absolute; // for modern layout and IRC layout
                 inset-inline-start: auto;
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 8abe957ed4..b4538fe1c4 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
 .mx_EventTile {
     flex-shrink: 0;
 
+    .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+        cursor: pointer;
+        user-select: none;
+    }
+
     .mx_EventTile_receiptSent,
     .mx_EventTile_receiptSending {
         position: relative;
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
             z-index: 9;
         }
 
+        .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+            top: 14px;
+            left: $spacing-8;
+        }
+
         .mx_MessageTimestamp {
             position: absolute; // for modern layout
         }
@@ -120,13 +130,6 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
     font-size: $font-14px;
     position: relative;
 
-    .mx_EventTile_avatar {
-        top: 14px;
-        left: 8px;
-        cursor: pointer;
-        user-select: none;
-    }
-
     &.mx_EventTile_info {
         padding-top: 0;
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
index 72a2071404..edd2154e29 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
             min-width: 0;
         }
 
-        > .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+        .mx_EventTile_avatar {
             order: 1;
             position: relative;
-            top: 0;
-            left: 0;
             flex-shrink: 0;
             height: $irc-line-height;
             display: flex;
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
     }
 
     .mx_EventTile_emote {
-        > .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+        .mx_EventTile_avatar {
             margin-left: calc(var(--name-width) + $icon-width + $right-padding);
         }
     }