diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_TextualEvent.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_TextualEvent.scss
index 607ed9cecb..530ad50587 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_TextualEvent.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_TextualEvent.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_TextualEvent {
     opacity: 0.5;
     overflow-y: hidden;
+    line-height: normal;
 
     a {
         color: $accent;