diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 206fe843de5..5de9a9f9d10 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ $hover-select-border: 4px;
         font-size: $font-14px;
         display: inline-block; /* anti-zalgo, with overflow hidden */
         overflow: hidden;
-        cursor: pointer;
         padding-bottom: 0px;
         padding-top: 0px;
         margin: 0px;
@@ -322,6 +321,10 @@ $hover-select-border: 4px;
     // on ELS we need the margin to allow interaction with the expand/collapse button which is normally in the RR gutter
 }
 
+.mx_SenderProfile {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .mx_EventTile_bubbleContainer {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr 100px;