diff --git a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.scss b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.scss
index 6b70d1356..400b553ce 100644
--- a/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.scss
+++ b/src/components/rich_content/rich_content.scss
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
     max-height: 400px;
     vertical-align: middle;
     object-fit: contain;
+
+    // fix vertical alignment of stealable emoji
+    button {
+      display: inline-flex;
+    }
   }
 
   .greentext {