diff --git a/src/app/components/message/layout/layout.css.ts b/src/app/components/message/layout/layout.css.ts
index 807cd12f..cc2cd0c6 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/layout/layout.css.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/message/layout/layout.css.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export const CompactHeader = style([
 export const AvatarBase = style({
   paddingTop: toRem(4),
   transition: 'transform 200ms cubic-bezier(0, 0.8, 0.67, 0.97)',
+  display: 'flex',
   alignSelf: 'start',
 
   selectors: {