diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
index de8a9649310..770a3a625f2 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
@@ -19,27 +19,26 @@ limitations under the License.
     /* This fixes wrapping of long room names, but breaks drag & drop previews */
     /* display: table-row; */
     font-size: 13px;
-    position: relative;
+    display: block;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_avatar {
-    display: table-cell;
-    padding-right: 11px;
+    display: inline-block;
     padding-top: 6px;
     padding-bottom: 6px;
     padding-left: 18px;
     width: 24px;
     height: 24px;
-    position: relative;
     vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_name {
-    display: table-cell;
-    width: 100%;
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 100px;
     vertical-align: middle;
     overflow: hidden;
     word-break: break-word;
+    padding-left: 11px;
     padding-right: 15px;
     color: rgba(69, 69, 69, 0.8);
 }
@@ -58,9 +57,13 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: none;
 }
 
+.collapsed .mx_RoomTile {
+    height: 36px;
+}
+
 .collapsed .mx_RoomTile_badge {
-    margin-top: -15px;
-    right: 7px;
+    top: -40px;
+    left: 30px;
     min-width: 12px;
     height: 16px;
     border-radius: 16px;
@@ -68,13 +71,14 @@ limitations under the License.
     z-index: 200;
 }
 
+/* This is the bottom of the speech bubble */
 .mx_RoomTile_highlight .mx_RoomTile_badge:after {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     display: block;
     width: 0;
     height: 0;
-    margin-left: 7px;
+    margin-left: 4px;
     border-top: 8px solid #ff0064;
     border-right: 10px solid transparent;
 }
@@ -86,18 +90,25 @@ style are the same, this style needs to be AFTER it to take effect when matched
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_badge {
-    min-width: 15px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    min-width: 14px;
     height: 18px;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 16px;
-    top: 50%;
-    margin-top: -8px;
+    position: relative;
+    left: 8px;
+    top: 2px;
     border-radius: 18px;
     color: #fff;
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 11px;
     text-align: center;
-    padding: 2px 6px 0px 5px;
+    padding-top: 2px;
+    padding-left: 4px;
+    padding-right: 4px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomTile_badge:hover {
+    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+    opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_unreadNotify .mx_RoomTile_badge {
@@ -108,24 +119,13 @@ style are the same, this style needs to be AFTER it to take effect when matched
     background-color: #ff0064;
 }
 
-.mx_RoomTile_unread,
-.mx_RoomTile_highlight {
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-/* the inner highlight span has 4px of padding on it, so we shrink the _avatar by 4px and grow the _name by 4px to fit it in */
-.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name {
-    padding-right: 19px;
-}
-.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_avatar {
-    padding-right: 7px;
+.mx_RoomTile_badge_no_unread {
+    background-color: rgb(214, 214, 214);
+    opacity: 0;
 }
 
-/* leave room for the badge, if present.
-   N.B. this has to come after the above _selected width tweaks */
-.mx_RoomTile_unreadNotify .mx_RoomTile_name,
-.mx_RoomTile_highlight .mx_RoomTile_name {
-    padding-right: 40px;
+.mx_RoomTile_unread, .mx_RoomTile_highlight {
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name span {
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ style are the same, this style needs to be AFTER it to take effect when matched
     background-color: rgba(118,207,166,0.2);
 }
 
-/* stop the span from overlapping with the badge */
-.mx_RoomTile_unreadNotify.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name span,
-.mx_RoomTile_highlight.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name span {
-    padding-right: 22px;
-}
-
 .mx_RoomTile_arrow {
     position: absolute;
     right: 0px;