diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 95dc0bf67fa..f49ac7da7e4 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -881,6 +881,12 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
             .mx_EventTile_line {
                 padding-top: var(--BaseCard_EventTile_line-padding-block);
                 padding-bottom: var(--BaseCard_EventTile_line-padding-block);
+
+                .mx_EventTile_content {
+                    &.mx_EditMessageComposer {
+                        padding-inline-start: 0; // align start of first letter with that of the event body
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -978,8 +984,4 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
     .mx_MessageComposer_sendMessage {
         margin-right: 0;
     }
-
-    .mx_EditMessageComposer {
-        margin-left: 30px !important; // align start of first letter with that of the event body
-    }
 }