diff --git a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/messenger/messages/content/view.cljs b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/messenger/messages/content/view.cljs
index 450d7e9c816..f010d649a48 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/messenger/messages/content/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/messenger/messages/content/view.cljs
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@
                  (if (or deleted? deleted-for-me?)
                    (fn [] [content.deleted/deleted-message message-data])
                    (fn []
-                     [rn/view {:pointer-events :none}
+                     [rn/view
+                      {:pointer-events :none
+                       :padding-top    4}
                       [user-message-content
                        {:message-data    message-data
                         :context         context