diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/FooterStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/FooterStatusDisplayItem.java
index 93facae14..52c4d3726 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/FooterStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/FooterStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class FooterStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 
 			ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams params = (ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams) itemView.getLayoutParams();
 			params.setMargins(params.leftMargin, params.topMargin, params.rightMargin,
-					condenseBottom ? V.dp(-8) : 0);
+					condenseBottom ? V.dp(-5) : 0);
 
 			itemView.requestLayout();
 		}
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/TextStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/TextStatusDisplayItem.java
index 8154af905..33ded1cff 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/TextStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/TextStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class TextStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 			boolean nextIsFooter = item.parentFragment.getDisplayItems().size() > nextPos &&
 					item.parentFragment.getDisplayItems().get(nextPos) instanceof FooterStatusDisplayItem;
 			int bottomPadding = (translateVisible && nextIsFooter) ? 0
-					: nextIsFooter ? V.dp(8)
+					: nextIsFooter ? V.dp(6)
 					: V.dp(12);
 			itemView.setPadding(itemView.getPaddingLeft(), itemView.getPaddingTop(), itemView.getPaddingRight(), bottomPadding);