diff --git a/playwright/e2e/room/room-header.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/room/room-header.spec.ts
index a3c5e8c8bc..4008517d09 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/room/room-header.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/room/room-header.spec.ts
@@ -276,4 +276,26 @@ test.describe("Room Header", () => {
             await expect(header).toMatchScreenshot("room-header-with-apps-button-not-highlighted.png");
         });
     });
+
+    test.describe("with encryption", () => {
+        test("should render the E2E icon and the buttons", async ({ page, app, user }) => {
+            // Create an encrypted room
+            await app.client.createRoom({
+                name: "Test Encrypted Room",
+                initial_state: [
+                    {
+                        type: "m.room.encryption",
+                        state_key: "",
+                        content: {
+                            algorithm: "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
+            });
+            await app.viewRoomByName("Test Encrypted Room");
+
+            const header = page.locator(".mx_LegacyRoomHeader");
+            await expect(header).toMatchScreenshot("encrypted-room-header.png");
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/encrypted-room-header-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/encrypted-room-header-linux.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dced2e990
Binary files /dev/null and b/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/encrypted-room-header-linux.png differ
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_LegacyRoomHeader.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/_LegacyRoomHeader.pcss
index ce088f7deb..a570b0435a 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_LegacyRoomHeader.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_LegacyRoomHeader.pcss
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ limitations under the License.
     .mx_BetaCard_betaPill {
         margin-right: $spacing-8;
     }
+
+    /* The container of E2EIcon in the legacy header needs to have its height set */
+    & > span {
+        height: 100%;
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_LegacyRoomHeader_name {