diff --git a/web/src/index.css b/web/src/index.css
index 5d6f39d..63b2892 100644
--- a/web/src/index.css
+++ b/web/src/index.css
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	--timeline-message-gap-small-event: 0;
 	--timeline-sender-name-timestamp-gap: .25rem;
 	--timeline-sender-name-content-gap: 0;
+	--timeline-vertical-padding: 0;
 	--timeline-horizontal-padding: 1.5rem;
 	--timeline-status-size: 4rem;
 
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.css b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.css
index e83f788..912fecd 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.css
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.css
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ div.timeline-event {
 	width: 100%;
 	max-width: 100%;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
-	padding: 0 var(--timeline-horizontal-padding);
+	padding: var(--timeline-vertical-padding) var(--timeline-horizontal-padding);
 	display: grid;
 	grid-template:
 		"cmc                          cmc                        cmc      empty"  0