diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 7d8a58f7a8..16e3821b90 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     height: 14px;
     top: 29px;
     user-select: none;
+    z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_continuation .mx_EventTile_readAvatars,