diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
index caf9e961..f15709aa 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export class BaseMessageView extends TemplateView {
                 li.removeChild(li.querySelector(".Timeline_messageAvatar"));
                 li.removeChild(li.querySelector(".Timeline_messageSender"));
             } else if (!isContinuation) {
-                li.appendChild(renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar"));
-                li.appendChild(tag.div({className: `Timeline_messageSender usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm.displayName));
+                li.insertBefore(renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar"), li.firstChild);
+                li.insertBefore(tag.div({className: `Timeline_messageSender usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm.displayName), li.firstChild);
             }
         });
         return li;