diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_theme_dark_left_pane.scss b/stylesheets/_session_theme_dark_left_pane.scss
index 4f88f2b8c..ae572aa43 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_theme_dark_left_pane.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_theme_dark_left_pane.scss
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ $session-compose-margin: 20px;
   }
 }
 
+
+.session-left-pane-section-content {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
 .user-search-dropdown {
   width: 100%;
   flex-grow: 1;
diff --git a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
index 12ad0edea..42cdb259c 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class LeftPaneMessageSection extends React.Component<Props, any> {
     MainViewController.renderMessageView();
 
     return (
-      <div>
+      <div className="session-left-pane-section-content">
         {this.renderHeader()}
         {this.state.showComposeView
           ? LeftPane.RENDER_CLOSABLE_OVERLAY(