diff --git a/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/AvatarRow.kt b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/AvatarRow.kt
index 4fc31b192b..ee8d8000e2 100644
--- a/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/AvatarRow.kt
+++ b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/AvatarRow.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.CompositingStrategy
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLayoutDirection
+import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameter
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.LayoutDirection
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.Avatar
@@ -27,11 +28,21 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.AvatarData
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.AvatarSize
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.text.toPx
 
+/**
+ * Draw a row of avatars (they must all have the same size), from start to end
+ * @param avatarDataList the avatars to render. Note: they will all be rendered, the caller may
+ * want to limit the list size
+ * @param modifier Jetpack Compose modifier
+ * @param overlapRatio the overlap ration. When 0f, avatars will render without overlap, when 1f
+ * only the first avatar will be visible
+ */
 @Composable
 fun AvatarRow(
     avatarDataList: List<AvatarData>,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    overlapRatio: Float = 0.5f,
 ) {
     val isRtl = LocalLayoutDirection.current == LayoutDirection.Rtl
     Box(
@@ -39,31 +50,39 @@ fun AvatarRow(
     ) {
         val lastItemIndex = avatarDataList.size - 1
         val avatarSize = avatarDataList.firstOrNull()?.size?.dp ?: return
+        val avatarSizePx = avatarSize.toPx()
         avatarDataList
             .reversed()
             .forEachIndexed { index, avatarData ->
                 Avatar(
                     modifier = Modifier
-                        .padding(start = avatarSize / 2 * (lastItemIndex - index))
+                        .padding(start = avatarSize * (1 - overlapRatio) * (lastItemIndex - index))
                         .graphicsLayer {
                             compositingStrategy = CompositingStrategy.Offscreen
                         }
                         .drawWithContent {
                             // Draw content and clear the pixels for the avatar on the left (right in RTL).
                             drawContent()
+                            val xOffset = if (isRtl) {
+                                size.width - avatarSizePx * (overlapRatio - 0.5f)
+                            } else {
+                                0f + avatarSizePx * (overlapRatio - 0.5f)
+                            }
                             if (index < lastItemIndex) {
                                 drawCircle(
                                     color = Color.Black,
                                     center = Offset(
-                                        x = if (isRtl) size.width else 0f,
+                                        x = xOffset,
                                         y = size.height / 2,
                                     ),
-                                    radius = avatarSize.toPx() / 2,
+                                    radius = avatarSizePx / 2,
                                     blendMode = BlendMode.Clear,
                                 )
                             }
                         }
                         .size(size = avatarSize)
+                        // Keep internal padding, it has the advantage to not reduce the size of the Avatar image,
+                        // which is already small in our use case.
                         .padding(2.dp),
                     avatarData = avatarData,
                 )
@@ -73,7 +92,26 @@ fun AvatarRow(
 
 @Composable
 @PreviewsDayNight
-internal fun AvatarRowPreview() = ElementPreview {
+internal fun AvatarRowPreview(@PreviewParameter(OverlapRatioProvider::class) overlapRatio: Float) {
+    ElementPreview {
+        ContentToPreview(overlapRatio)
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+@PreviewsDayNight
+internal fun AvatarRowRtlPreview(@PreviewParameter(OverlapRatioProvider::class) overlapRatio: Float) {
+    CompositionLocalProvider(
+        LocalLayoutDirection provides LayoutDirection.Rtl,
+    ) {
+        ElementPreview {
+            ContentToPreview(overlapRatio)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ContentToPreview(overlapRatio: Float) {
     AvatarRow(
         avatarDataList = listOf(
             "A", "B", "C"
@@ -83,16 +121,7 @@ internal fun AvatarRowPreview() = ElementPreview {
                 name = it,
                 size = AvatarSize.RoomListItem,
             )
-        }
+        },
+        overlapRatio = overlapRatio,
     )
 }
-
-@Composable
-@PreviewsDayNight
-internal fun AvatarRowRtlPreview() {
-    CompositionLocalProvider(
-        LocalLayoutDirection provides LayoutDirection.Rtl,
-    ) {
-        AvatarRowPreview()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/OverlapRatioProvider.kt b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/OverlapRatioProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3725f3f251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/knockrequests/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/knockrequests/impl/banner/OverlapRatioProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ * Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.features.knockrequests.impl.banner
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameterProvider
+
+class OverlapRatioProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<Float> {
+    override val values: Sequence<Float> = sequenceOf(
+        0f,
+        0.25f,
+        0.5f,
+        0.75f,
+        1f
+    )
+}