diff --git a/css/converse.css b/css/converse.css
index bcebc2cc6..24e859f07 100644
--- a/css/converse.css
+++ b/css/converse.css
@@ -1336,6 +1336,9 @@
   #converse-embedded-chat .activated,
   #conversejs .activated {
     display: block !important; }
+  #converse-embedded-chat .pure-form-message,
+  #conversejs .pure-form-message {
+    padding: 0.5em 0; }
   #converse-embedded-chat .pure-button,
   #conversejs .pure-button {
     border-radius: 4px; }
diff --git a/css/inverse.css b/css/inverse.css
index 4654ff79e..dd624ea09 100644
--- a/css/inverse.css
+++ b/css/inverse.css
@@ -1336,6 +1336,9 @@
   #converse-embedded-chat .activated,
   #conversejs .activated {
     display: block !important; }
+  #converse-embedded-chat .pure-form-message,
+  #conversejs .pure-form-message {
+    padding: 0.5em 0; }
   #converse-embedded-chat .pure-button,
   #conversejs .pure-button {
     border-radius: 7px; }
diff --git a/sass/_core.scss b/sass/_core.scss
index 896c420b2..f658ced30 100644
--- a/sass/_core.scss
+++ b/sass/_core.scss
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
     .activated {
         display: block !important;
     }
+    .pure-form-message {
+        padding: 0.5em 0;
+    }
     .pure-button {
         border-radius: $chatbox-border-radius;
     }