diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/MxReplyTagHandler.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/MxReplyTagHandler.kt
index 391c5f9477..118369e3c8 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/MxReplyTagHandler.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/MxReplyTagHandler.kt
@@ -17,28 +17,17 @@
 package im.vector.app.features.html
 
 import io.noties.markwon.MarkwonVisitor
-import io.noties.markwon.SpannableBuilder
 import io.noties.markwon.html.HtmlTag
 import io.noties.markwon.html.MarkwonHtmlRenderer
 import io.noties.markwon.html.TagHandler
-import org.commonmark.node.BlockQuote
 
 class MxReplyTagHandler : TagHandler() {
 
     override fun supportedTags() = listOf("mx-reply")
 
     override fun handle(visitor: MarkwonVisitor, renderer: MarkwonHtmlRenderer, tag: HtmlTag) {
-        val configuration = visitor.configuration()
-        val factory = configuration.spansFactory().get(BlockQuote::class.java)
-        if (factory != null) {
-            SpannableBuilder.setSpans(
-                    visitor.builder(),
-                    factory.getSpans(configuration, visitor.renderProps()),
-                    tag.start(),
-                    tag.end()
-            )
-            val replyText = visitor.builder().removeFromEnd(tag.end())
-            visitor.builder().append("\n\n").append(replyText)
-        }
+        visitChildren(visitor, renderer, tag.asBlock)
+        val replyText = visitor.builder().removeFromEnd(tag.end())
+        visitor.builder().append("\n\n").append(replyText)
     }
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
index c1040a8cc0..ff2e2a9cdb 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
@@ -65,10 +65,15 @@ class PillImageSpan(private val glideRequests: GlideRequests,
                          fm: Paint.FontMetricsInt?): Int {
         val rect = pillDrawable.bounds
         if (fm != null) {
-            fm.ascent = -rect.bottom
-            fm.descent = 0
-            fm.top = fm.ascent
-            fm.bottom = 0
+            val fmPaint = paint.fontMetricsInt
+            val fontHeight = fmPaint.bottom - fmPaint.top
+            val drHeight = rect.bottom - rect.top
+            val top = drHeight / 2 - fontHeight / 4
+            val bottom = drHeight / 2 + fontHeight / 4
+            fm.ascent = -bottom
+            fm.top = -bottom
+            fm.bottom = top
+            fm.descent = top
         }
         return rect.right
     }
@@ -82,7 +87,9 @@ class PillImageSpan(private val glideRequests: GlideRequests,
                       bottom: Int,
                       paint: Paint) {
         canvas.save()
-        val transY = bottom - pillDrawable.bounds.bottom
+        val fm = paint.fontMetricsInt
+        val transY: Int = y + (fm.descent + fm.ascent - pillDrawable.bounds.bottom) / 2
+        canvas.save()
         canvas.translate(x, transY.toFloat())
         pillDrawable.draw(canvas)
         canvas.restore()