diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
index 105392d3..e7f0a9b6 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
@@ -224,15 +224,18 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
                                       status: EventStatus.sent,
                                       originServerTs: DateTime.now(),
                                     );
-                              return InkWell(
-                                borderRadius: ReplyContent.borderRadius,
-                                onTap: () =>
-                                    scrollToEventId(replyEvent.eventId),
-                                child: AbsorbPointer(
-                                  child: ReplyContent(
-                                    replyEvent,
-                                    ownMessage: ownMessage,
-                                    timeline: timeline,
+                              return Padding(
+                                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 4.0),
+                                child: InkWell(
+                                  borderRadius: ReplyContent.borderRadius,
+                                  onTap: () =>
+                                      scrollToEventId(replyEvent.eventId),
+                                  child: AbsorbPointer(
+                                    child: ReplyContent(
+                                      replyEvent,
+                                      ownMessage: ownMessage,
+                                      timeline: timeline,
+                                    ),
                                   ),
                                 ),
                               );
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/reply_content.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/reply_content.dart
index 04ac6573..d8237bcf 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/reply_content.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/reply_content.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ReplyContent extends StatelessWidget {
         children: <Widget>[
           Container(
             width: 3,
-            height: fontSize * 2 + 12,
+            height: fontSize * 2 + 16,
             color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary,
           ),
           const SizedBox(width: 6),