diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/base-common.scss b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/base-common.scss
index 6049a756e9c..3688c1a12f9 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/base-common.scss
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/base-common.scss
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ $float-height: 530px;
 
       .d-icon {
         color: var(--secondary);
+        margin-left: 1px; // "fixes" the 1px svg shift
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-message-separator.scss b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-message-separator.scss
index 380a807dbff..820e3e95384 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-message-separator.scss
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/stylesheets/common/chat-message-separator.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
     }
 
     .chat-message-separator__text-container {
-      padding-top: 7px;
+      align-items: center;
+      display: flex;
+      height: 40px;
       position: sticky;
       top: -1px;
 
@@ -98,11 +100,7 @@
 
       .chat-message-separator__line {
         border-top: 1px solid var(--secondary-high);
-        left: 0;
         margin: 0 0 -1px;
-        position: relative;
-        right: 0;
-        top: -1px;
       }
     }
   }