diff --git a/gajim/gtk/conversation/rows/base.py b/gajim/gtk/conversation/rows/base.py
index 38b55884572b36db908f3c33d3f6739db006f1ac..493497b32ef2199861e54db766d4eb1ce3d079e8 100644
--- a/gajim/gtk/conversation/rows/base.py
+++ b/gajim/gtk/conversation/rows/base.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def create_name_widget(name: str, is_self: bool) -> Gtk.Label:
         label = Gtk.Label()
         label.set_selectable(True)
         label.set_ellipsize(Pango.EllipsizeMode.END)
+        label.set_valign(Gtk.Align.END)
         label.get_style_context().add_class('conversation-nickname')
         label.set_markup(GLib.markup_escape_text(name))