diff --git a/resources/qml/TimelineRow.qml b/resources/qml/TimelineRow.qml
index 0ff33bf8..02a9579b 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TimelineRow.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TimelineRow.qml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Item {
     Rectangle {
         color: (Settings.messageHoverHighlight && hovered) ? Nheko.colors.alternateBase : "transparent"
         anchors.fill: parent
-        anchors.leftMargin: Settings.smallAvatars? 0 : Nheko.avatarSize+8
+        // this looks better without margins
     }
 
     TapHandler {
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ Item {
         id: row
         property bool bubbleOnRight : isSender && Settings.bubbles
         property int bubblePadding: (parent.width-(Settings.smallAvatars? 0 : Nheko.avatarSize+8))/10
-        anchors.rightMargin: isSender || !Settings.bubbles? 0 : bubblePadding
-        anchors.leftMargin: (Settings.smallAvatars? 0 : Nheko.avatarSize+8) + (bubbleOnRight? bubblePadding : 0) // align bubble with section header
-        anchors.left: bubbleOnRight? undefined : parent.left
-        anchors.right: bubbleOnRight? parent.right : undefined
+        anchors.rightMargin: isStateEvent? 0 : (isSender || !Settings.bubbles? 0 : bubblePadding)
+        anchors.leftMargin: isStateEvent? 0 :((Settings.smallAvatars? 0 : Nheko.avatarSize+8) + (bubbleOnRight? bubblePadding : 0)) // align bubble with section header
+        anchors.left: isStateEvent? undefined : (bubbleOnRight? undefined : parent.left)
+        anchors.right: isStateEvent? undefined: (bubbleOnRight? parent.right : undefined)
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: isStateEvent? parent.horizontalCenter : undefined
         property int maxWidth: parent.width-anchors.leftMargin-anchors.rightMargin
         width: Settings.bubbles? Math.min(maxWidth,implicitWidth+metadata.width+12) : maxWidth
         leftPadding: 4
diff --git a/resources/qml/delegates/NoticeMessage.qml b/resources/qml/delegates/NoticeMessage.qml
index 544af109..342469db 100644
--- a/resources/qml/delegates/NoticeMessage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/delegates/NoticeMessage.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+import QtQuick 2.5
 import im.nheko 1.0
 
 
@@ -10,5 +11,6 @@ TextMessage {
     property bool isStateEvent
     font.italic: true
     color: Nheko.colors.buttonText
-    font.pointSize: isStateEvent? 0.75*fontMetrics.font.pointSize : 1*fontMetrics.font.pointSize
+    font.pointSize: isStateEvent? 0.8*Settings.fontSize : Settings.fontSize
+    horizontalAlignment: isStateEvent? Text.AlignHCenter : undefined
 }
diff --git a/resources/qml/delegates/Pill.qml b/resources/qml/delegates/Pill.qml
index a3964f73..8b67c346 100644
--- a/resources/qml/delegates/Pill.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/delegates/Pill.qml
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ Label {
     property bool isStateEvent
     color: Nheko.colors.text
     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-    //height: contentHeight * 1.2
-    //width: contentWidth * 1.2
-    font.pointSize: isStateEvent? 0.75*fontMetrics.font.pointSize : 1*fontMetrics.font.pointSize
+    height: Math.round(fontMetrics.height * 1.4)
+    width: contentWidth * 1.2
 
     background: Rectangle {
         radius: parent.height / 2
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
index fe92fcf7..43c72e1d 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -2031,12 +2031,14 @@ TimelineModel::formatMemberEvent(const QString &id)
     QString user = QString::fromStdString(event->state_key);
     QString name = utils::replaceEmoji(displayName(user));
     QString rendered;
+    QString sender     = QString::fromStdString(event->sender);
+    QString senderName = utils::replaceEmoji(displayName(sender));
 
     // see table https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#m-room-member
     using namespace mtx::events::state;
     switch (event->content.membership) {
     case Membership::Invite:
-        rendered = tr("%1 was invited.").arg(name);
+        rendered = tr("%1 invited %2.").arg(senderName, name);
         break;
     case Membership::Join:
         if (prevEvent && prevEvent->content.membership == Membership::Join) {
@@ -2077,19 +2079,19 @@ TimelineModel::formatMemberEvent(const QString &id)
             if (event->state_key == event->sender)
                 rendered = tr("%1 rejected their invite.").arg(name);
             else
-                rendered = tr("Revoked the invite to %1.").arg(name);
+                rendered = tr("%2 revoked the invite to %1.").arg(name, senderName);
         } else if (prevEvent->content.membership == Membership::Join) {
             if (event->state_key == event->sender)
                 rendered = tr("%1 left the room.").arg(name);
             else
-                rendered = tr("Kicked %1.").arg(name);
+                rendered = tr("%2 kicked %1.").arg(name, senderName);
         } else if (prevEvent->content.membership == Membership::Ban) {
-            rendered = tr("Unbanned %1.").arg(name);
+            rendered = tr("%2 unbanned %1.").arg(name, senderName);
         } else if (prevEvent->content.membership == Membership::Knock) {
             if (event->state_key == event->sender)
                 rendered = tr("%1 redacted their knock.").arg(name);
             else
-                rendered = tr("Rejected the knock from %1.").arg(name);
+                rendered = tr("%2 rejected the knock from %1.").arg(name, senderName);
         } else
             return tr("%1 left after having already left!",
                       "This is a leave event after the user already left and shouldn't "
@@ -2098,7 +2100,7 @@ TimelineModel::formatMemberEvent(const QString &id)
         break;
 
     case Membership::Ban:
-        rendered = tr("%1 was banned.").arg(name);
+        rendered = tr("%1 banned %2").arg(senderName, name);
         break;
     case Membership::Knock:
         rendered = tr("%1 knocked.").arg(name);
@@ -2197,7 +2199,7 @@ TimelineModel::resetState()
       room_id_.toStdString(),
       [this](const mtx::responses::StateEvents &events_, mtx::http::RequestErr e) {
           if (e) {
-              nhlog::net()->error("Failed to retrive current room state: {}", *e);
+              nhlog::net()->error("Failed to retrieve current room state: {}", *e);
               return;
           }