diff --git a/css/converse.css b/css/converse.css
index 0e8a7c61f..dc4135d6e 100644
--- a/css/converse.css
+++ b/css/converse.css
@@ -1553,9 +1553,9 @@
       padding: 5px; }
     #converse-embedded-chat .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info,
     #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info {
-      line-height: 16px;
+      line-height: 14px;
       color: #3AA569;
-      font-size: 14px;
+      font-size: 12px;
       margin: 0.3em; }
       #converse-embedded-chat .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info.chat-event,
       #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info.chat-event {
diff --git a/css/inverse.css b/css/inverse.css
index d463e433e..aae734dad 100644
--- a/css/inverse.css
+++ b/css/inverse.css
@@ -1599,9 +1599,9 @@ body {
       padding: 5px; }
     #converse-embedded-chat .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info,
     #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info {
-      line-height: 22px;
+      line-height: 20px;
       color: #3AA569;
-      font-size: 16px;
+      font-size: 14px;
       margin: 0.3em; }
       #converse-embedded-chat .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info.chat-event,
       #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-info.chat-event {
diff --git a/sass/_chatbox.scss b/sass/_chatbox.scss
index bac91db13..f3df4a2bf 100644
--- a/sass/_chatbox.scss
+++ b/sass/_chatbox.scss
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
                 padding: 5px;
             }
             .chat-info {
-                line-height: $line-height;
+                line-height: $line-height-small;
                 color: $chat-head-color;
-                font-size: $font-size;
+                font-size: $font-size-small;
                 margin: 0.3em;
                 &.chat-event {
                     clear: left;
diff --git a/sass/converse/_variables.scss b/sass/converse/_variables.scss
index 114c22211..4a0bcadd3 100644
--- a/sass/converse/_variables.scss
+++ b/sass/converse/_variables.scss
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ $legend-font-size: 16px !default;
 $toolbar-height: 25px !default;
 $toolbar-color: $greenish-white !default;
 
+$line-height-small:  14px !default;
 $line-height:  16px !default;
 
 $controlbox-width: 200px !default;