diff --git a/src/views/partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl b/src/views/partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl
index 8fccc38c7c..93f1bab34e 100644
--- a/src/views/partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl
+++ b/src/views/partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div component="topic/deleted/message" class="alert alert-warning{{{ if !deleted }}} hidden{{{ end }}} clearfix">
+<div component="topic/deleted/message" class="alert alert-warning mt-3{{{ if !deleted }}} hidden{{{ end }}} clearfix">
     <span class="float-start">[[topic:deleted_message]]</span>
     <span class="float-end">
         {{{ if deleter }}}
diff --git a/src/views/partials/topic/merged-message.tpl b/src/views/partials/topic/merged-message.tpl
index 7bf1fc0d6b..e84e0ef68a 100644
--- a/src/views/partials/topic/merged-message.tpl
+++ b/src/views/partials/topic/merged-message.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div component="topic/merged/message" class="alert alert-warning clearfix">
+<div component="topic/merged/message" class="alert alert-warning mt-3 clearfix">
 	<span class="float-start">[[topic:merged_message, {config.relative_path}/topic/{mergeIntoTid}, {merger.mergedIntoTitle}]]</span>
 	<span class="float-end">
 		<a href="{config.relative_path}/user/{merger.userslug}">