diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 7cbc8ac63..29220660a 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ static void HU_drawMiniChat(void)
 				if (cv_chatbacktint.value) // on request of wolfy
 					V_DrawFillConsoleMap(x + dx + 2, y+dy, charwidth, charheight, 159|V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT);
 
-				V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|transflag, true, colormap);
+				V_DrawChatCharacter(x + dx + 2, y+dy+1, msg[j++] |V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT|transflag, true, colormap);
 			}
 
 			dx += charwidth;
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ static void HU_drawChatLog(INT32 offset)
 			{
 				if ((y+dy+2 >= chat_topy) && (y+dy < (chat_bottomy)))
 				{
-					HU_DrawEmote(x+dx+2, y+dy, emote, V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT);
+					HU_DrawEmote(x+dx+2, y+dy+1, emote, V_SNAPTOBOTTOM|V_SNAPTOLEFT);
 					dx += EMOTEWIDTH - charwidth;
 				}
 				j += emotelen;
diff --git a/src/m_emotes.h b/src/m_emotes.h
index 783c6ec17..2f11c678c 100644
--- a/src/m_emotes.h
+++ b/src/m_emotes.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extern consvar_t cv_emotes;
 
 #define MAXEMOTENAME 32
 #define MAXEMOTEFRAMES 32
-#define EMOTEWIDTH 6
+#define EMOTEWIDTH 8
 
 typedef struct emote_s {
 	char name[MAXEMOTENAME+1];