diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 8f67069c82..c77a359f10 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 /* HACK to override line-height which is already marked important elsewhere */
 .mx_EventTile_bigEmoji.mx_EventTile_bigEmoji {
     font-size: 48px ! important;
-    line-height: 48px ! important;
+    line-height: 52px ! important;
 }
 
 /* this is used for the tile for the event which is selected via the URL.