diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
index 00defd5f34..6a94cec4fd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/StandAloneChatDisplay.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
             protected override float HorizontalPadding => 10;
             protected override float MessagePadding => 120;
-            protected override float TimestampPadding => 130;
+            protected override float TimestampPadding => 50;
 
             public StandAloneMessage(Message message)
                 : base(message)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
index 1f5f5d3ff6..db378bde73 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatLine.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                 Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: TextSize, weight: FontWeight.Bold, italics: true),
                 Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
                 Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
-                MaxWidth = default_message_padding - TimestampPadding
+                MaxWidth = MessagePadding - TimestampPadding
             };
 
             if (hasBackground)
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                         new MessageSender(message.Sender)
                         {
                             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = TimestampPadding },
                             Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
                             Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
                             Child = effectedUsername,