diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListing.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListing.cs
index 9b8b45c85f..732c78de15 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListing.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListing.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Listing
 {
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ private void load()
                         Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                        Spacing = new Vector2(3),
                         Padding = new MarginPadding
                         {
                             Vertical = 13,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListingItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListingItem.cs
index 83362bc79d..526cbcda87 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListingItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Listing/ChannelListingItem.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class ChannelListingItem : OsuClickableContainer, IFilterable
         private const float text_size = 18;
         private const float icon_size = 14;
 
+        private const float vertical_margin = 1.5f;
+
         public ChannelListingItem(Channel channel)
         {
             this.channel = channel;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ private void load()
             Masking = true;
             CornerRadius = 5;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
-            Height = 20;
+            Height = 20 + (vertical_margin * 2);
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ private void load()
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Colour = colourProvider.Background3,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Vertical = vertical_margin },
                     Alpha = 0f,
                 },
                 new GridContainer