diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/ExtraPadding.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/ExtraPadding.kt
index 4ef7687e2a..e139bb489f 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/ExtraPadding.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/ExtraPadding.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fun TimelineItem.Event.toExtraPadding(): ExtraPadding {
     }
     strLen += formattedTime.length
     if (hasMessageSendingFailed) {
-        strLen += 3
+        strLen += 5
     }
     // A space and a few unbreakable spaces
     return ExtraPadding(" " + "\u00A0".repeat(strLen))