diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
-const editedLabelHeight = 24;
+const editedLabelHeight = 16;
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
     color: 'messageLabel',
     paddingHorizontal: 3,
     fontSize: 13,
-    top: 10,
+    top: 8,
+    height: editedLabelHeight,
   },
   messageLabelLeft: {
     marginLeft: 9,
diff --git a/native/chat/utils.js b/native/chat/utils.js
--- a/native/chat/utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/utils.js
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@
       inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop +
       inlineEngagementStyle.marginBottom;
   } else if (label) {
-    height += editedLabelHeight;
+    height +=
+      editedLabelHeight +
+      inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop +
+      inlineEngagementStyle.marginBottom;
   }
   return height;
 }