diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status.tsx
index 64ee0f17c..2616b13c6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const PlaceholderStatus: React.FC<IPlaceholderStatus> = ({ thread = false }) =>
   <div
     className={classNames({
       'status-placeholder bg-white dark:bg-slate-800': true,
-      'shadow-xl dark:shadow-inset sm:rounded-xl px-4 py-6 sm:p-6': !thread,
+      'shadow-xl dark:shadow-inset sm:rounded-xl px-4 py-6 sm:p-5': !thread,
     })}
   >
     <div className='w-full animate-pulse overflow-hidden'>