diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_MessageTimestamp.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_MessageTimestamp.scss
index e21189c59e..e5c228aa68 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_MessageTimestamp.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_MessageTimestamp.scss
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 .mx_MessageTimestamp {
+    color: $event-timestamp-color;
+    font-size: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 62632eab27..1bd62e393e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: block;
     visibility: hidden;
     white-space: nowrap;
-    color: $event-timestamp-color;
-    font-size: 10px;
     left: 0px;
     width: 46px; /* 8 + 30 (avatar) + 8 */
     text-align: center;