diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
index 97190807ca..578c0325d2 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
         .mx_EditMessageComposer_buttons {
             position: relative;
         }
+
+        .mx_ReactionsRow {
+            padding-left: 0;
+            padding-right: 0;
+        }
     }
 
     .mx_EventTile_emote {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index 87876e685f..a46e4f0a9e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -1165,8 +1165,9 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             />
                             { keyRequestInfo }
                             { actionBar }
+                            { this.props.layout === Layout.IRC && (reactionsRow) }
                         </div>
-                        { reactionsRow }
+                        { this.props.layout !== Layout.IRC && (reactionsRow) }
                         { msgOption }
                     </>)
                 );