diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
index eef6b1ee18..bfcafedebb 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/Message.qml
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Item {
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
             anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
             textFormat: Text.RichText
+            topPadding: messageItem.prevMessageIndex === 1 ? Style.current.bigPadding : 0
         }
     }