diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
index 2163c7fbdd..8ceea89c4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/home/conversations/MessageItem.kt
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ fun MessageItem(
                                 }
                             }
                             if (shouldDisplayFooter) {
+                                VerticalSpace.x4()
                                 MessageFooter(
                                     messageFooter = messageFooter,
                                     onReactionClicked = onReactionClicked
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/markdown/MarkdownParagraph.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/markdown/MarkdownParagraph.kt
index 4ad9c0627e..0eb2b82c76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/markdown/MarkdownParagraph.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/markdown/MarkdownParagraph.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fun MarkdownParagraph(
     clickable: Boolean,
     onMentionsUpdate: (List<DisplayMention>) -> Unit
 ) {
-        val padding = if (paragraph.parent is Document) dimensions().spacing8x else dimensions().spacing0x
+        val padding = if (paragraph.parent is Document) dimensions().spacing4x else dimensions().spacing0x
         Box(modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = padding)) {
             val annotatedString = buildAnnotatedString {
                 pushStyle(MaterialTheme.wireTypography.body01.toSpanStyle())