diff --git a/web/styles/right_sidebar.css b/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
index 81944ffd39..b39f824fc4 100644
--- a/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
+++ b/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
@@ -341,7 +341,11 @@ $user_status_emoji_width: 24px;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
     justify-content: space-between;
-    margin-top: 5px;
+    /* The margin top is calculated from a legacy 25px height,
+       from a 20px line of text and 5px of margin top. We calculate
+       a scaling margin-top by subtracting the em-unit line height
+       from the legacy value. */
+    margin-top: calc(25px - (var(--legacy-body-line-height-unitless) * 1em));
 }
 
 #user_search_section {