diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 42df3211de6..0dd9f4784fb 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ $left-gutter: 64px;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_spoiler_content {
-    filter: blur(5px) saturate(0.1) sepia(1);
+    filter: blur(10px) saturate(0.1) sepia(1);
     transition-duration: 0.5s;
 }