diff --git a/stylesheets/_session.scss b/stylesheets/_session.scss
index 91720b9ab..ec5a9788c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session.scss
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ textarea {
   font-style: normal;
 }
 
-.module-message__author-avatar {
-  position: relative;
-  margin-inline-end: 20px;
-  padding-top: 5px;
-  padding-inline-end: 4px;
-}
-
 .module-message--incoming {
   margin-inline-start: 0;
   margin-inline-end: auto;
diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss b/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
index e92583af2..d71bd26e7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_theme.scss
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   position: relative;
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: row;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: flex-end;
   max-width: 95%;
 
   @media (min-width: 1200px) {
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
index a2b1a878d..71310d77f 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { OpenGroupData } from '../../../../data/opengroups';
 import { MessageRenderingProps } from '../../../../models/messageType';
 import { findCachedBlindedMatchOrLookItUp } from '../../../../session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/knownBlindedkeys';
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ import {
 import { Avatar, AvatarSize, CrownIcon } from '../../../avatar/Avatar';
 // tslint:disable: use-simple-attributes
 
+const StyledAvatar = styled.div`
+  position: relative;
+  margin-inline-end: 20px;
+  padding-top: 5px;
+  padding-inline-end: 4px;
+`;
+
 export type MessageAvatarSelectorProps = Pick<
   MessageRenderingProps,
   | 'authorAvatarPath'
@@ -23,16 +31,14 @@ export type MessageAvatarSelectorProps = Pick<
   | 'sender'
   | 'authorProfileName'
   | 'isSenderAdmin'
-  | 'conversationType'
-  | 'direction'
   | 'isPublic'
   | 'lastMessageOfSeries'
 >;
 
-type Props = { messageId: string };
+type Props = { messageId: string; noAvatar: boolean };
 
 export const MessageAvatar = (props: Props) => {
-  const { messageId } = props;
+  const { messageId, noAvatar } = props;
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const avatarProps = useSelector(state => getMessageAvatarProps(state as any, messageId));
@@ -43,21 +49,21 @@ export const MessageAvatar = (props: Props) => {
   if (!avatarProps) {
     return null;
   }
+
   const {
     authorAvatarPath,
     authorName,
     sender,
     authorProfileName,
-    conversationType,
-    direction,
     isSenderAdmin,
     lastMessageOfSeries,
     isPublic,
   } = avatarProps;
 
-  if (conversationType !== 'group' || direction === 'outgoing') {
+  if (noAvatar) {
     return null;
   }
+
   const userName = authorName || authorProfileName || sender;
 
   const onMessageAvatarClick = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -122,9 +128,9 @@ export const MessageAvatar = (props: Props) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="module-message__author-avatar" key={`msg-avatar-${sender}`}>
+    <StyledAvatar key={`msg-avatar-${sender}`}>
       <Avatar size={AvatarSize.S} onAvatarClick={onMessageAvatarClick} pubkey={sender} />
       {isSenderAdmin && <CrownIcon />}
-    </div>
+    </StyledAvatar>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageContentWithStatus.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageContentWithStatus.tsx
index aa4bbcef5..d4ee14025 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageContentWithStatus.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageContentWithStatus.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   isMessageSelectionMode,
 } from '../../../../state/selectors/conversations';
 import { Reactions } from '../../../../util/reactions';
-
+import { MessageAvatar } from '../message-content/MessageAvatar';
 import { MessageAuthorText } from './MessageAuthorText';
 import { MessageContent } from './MessageContent';
 import { MessageContextMenu } from './MessageContextMenu';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { MessageStatus } from './MessageStatus';
 
 export type MessageContentWithStatusSelectorProps = Pick<
   MessageRenderingProps,
-  'direction' | 'isDeleted'
+  'conversationType' | 'direction' | 'isDeleted'
 >;
 
 type Props = {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const StyledMessageContentContainer = styled.div<{ direction: 'left' | 'right' }
   width: 100%;
 
   ${StyledMessageReactions} {
-    margin-right: var(--margins-sm);
+    margin-right: var(--margins-md);
   }
 `;
 
@@ -88,11 +88,13 @@ export const MessageContentWithStatuses = (props: Props) => {
   };
 
   const { messageId, ctxMenuID, isDetailView, dataTestId, enableReactions } = props;
+
   if (!contentProps) {
     return null;
   }
-  const { direction, isDeleted } = contentProps;
+  const { conversationType, direction, isDeleted } = contentProps;
   const isIncoming = direction === 'incoming';
+  const noAvatar = conversationType !== 'group' || direction === 'outgoing';
 
   const [popupReaction, setPopupReaction] = useState('');
 
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ export const MessageContentWithStatuses = (props: Props) => {
         onDoubleClickCapture={onDoubleClickReplyToMessage}
         data-testid={dataTestId}
       >
+        <MessageAvatar messageId={messageId} noAvatar={noAvatar} />
         <MessageStatus
           dataTestId="msg-status-incoming"
           messageId={messageId}
@@ -125,7 +128,6 @@ export const MessageContentWithStatuses = (props: Props) => {
         />
         <StyledMessageWithAuthor isIncoming={isIncoming}>
           <MessageAuthorText messageId={messageId} />
-
           <MessageContent messageId={messageId} isDetailView={isDetailView} />
         </StyledMessageWithAuthor>
         <MessageStatus
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ export const MessageContentWithStatuses = (props: Props) => {
           popupReaction={popupReaction}
           setPopupReaction={setPopupReaction}
           onPopupClick={handlePopupClick}
+          noAvatar={noAvatar}
         />
       )}
     </StyledMessageContentContainer>
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageReactions.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageReactions.tsx
index 9f7cf3299..8f60ea091 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageReactions.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageReactions.tsx
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 export const popupXDefault = -81;
 export const popupYDefault = -90;
 
-const StyledMessageReactionsContainer = styled(Flex)<{ x: number; y: number }>`
+const StyledMessageReactionsContainer = styled(Flex)<{ x: number; y: number; noAvatar: boolean }>`
   ${StyledPopupContainer} {
     position: absolute;
     top: ${props => `${props.y}px;`};
     left: ${props => `${props.x}px;`};
   }
+
+  // MessageAvatar width + margin-inline-end
+  ${props => !props.noAvatar && 'margin-inline-start: calc(36px + 20px);'}
 `;
 
 export const StyledMessageReactions = styled(Flex)<{ fullWidth: boolean }>`
@@ -115,13 +118,13 @@ const CompressedReactions = (props: ExpandReactionsProps): ReactElement => {
 const ExpandedReactions = (props: ExpandReactionsProps): ReactElement => {
   const { handleExpand } = props;
   return (
-    <>
+    <Flex container={true} flexDirection={'column'} alignItems={'center'} margin="4px 0 0">
       <Reactions {...props} />
       <StyledReadLess onClick={handleExpand}>
         <SessionIcon iconType="chevron" iconSize="medium" iconRotation={180} />
         {window.i18n('expandedReactionsText')}
       </StyledReadLess>
-    </>
+    </Flex>
   );
 };
 
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ type Props = {
   onPopupClick?: () => void;
   inModal?: boolean;
   onSelected?: (emoji: string) => boolean;
+  noAvatar: boolean;
 };
 
 export const MessageReactions = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ export const MessageReactions = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
     onPopupClick,
     inModal = false,
     onSelected,
+    noAvatar,
   } = props;
   const [reactions, setReactions] = useState<SortedReactionList>([]);
 
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ export const MessageReactions = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
       alignItems={inModal ? 'flex-start' : 'center'}
       x={popupX}
       y={popupY}
+      noAvatar={noAvatar}
     >
       {sortedReacts &&
         sortedReacts?.length !== 0 &&
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-item/GenericReadableMessage.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-item/GenericReadableMessage.tsx
index 1f49a35ae..e3d521496 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-item/GenericReadableMessage.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-item/GenericReadableMessage.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../state/selectors/conversations';
 import { getIncrement } from '../../../../util/timer';
 import { ExpireTimer } from '../../ExpireTimer';
-import { MessageAvatar } from '../message-content/MessageAvatar';
+
 import { MessageContentWithStatuses } from '../message-content/MessageContentWithStatus';
 import { ReadableMessage } from './ReadableMessage';
 import styled, { keyframes } from 'styled-components';
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ export const GenericReadableMessage = (props: Props) => {
       isUnread={!!isUnread}
       key={`readable-message-${messageId}`}
     >
-      <MessageAvatar messageId={messageId} />
       {expirationLength && expirationTimestamp && (
         <ExpireTimer
           isCorrectSide={!isIncoming}
diff --git a/ts/components/dialog/ReactListModal.tsx b/ts/components/dialog/ReactListModal.tsx
index c384d8331..828ee6015 100644
--- a/ts/components/dialog/ReactListModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/dialog/ReactListModal.tsx
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export const ReactListModal = (props: Props): ReactElement => {
             inModal={true}
             onSelected={handleSelectedReaction}
             onClick={handleReactionClick}
+            noAvatar={true}
           />
         </StyledReactionsContainer>
         {reactionsMap && currentReact && (
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
index 563db45f8..499dd450d 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ export const getMessageContentWithStatusesSelectorProps = createSelector(
     }
 
     const msgProps: MessageContentWithStatusSelectorProps = {
-      ...pick(props.propsForMessage, ['direction', 'isDeleted']),
+      ...pick(props.propsForMessage, ['conversationType', 'direction', 'isDeleted']),
     };
 
     return msgProps;