diff --git a/web/styles/right_sidebar.css b/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
index 55e7e3e320..03dd8bb7ef 100644
--- a/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
+++ b/web/styles/right_sidebar.css
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
 }
 
 .buddy-list-section-container {
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    /* This establishes better visual concord with
+       the left sidebar's spacing between a last
+       channel/topic and the header that follows. */
+    margin-bottom: 3px;
 
     &.no-display {
         display: none;