diff --git a/res/css/views/elements/_ResizeHandle.scss b/res/css/views/elements/_ResizeHandle.scss
index e9aa91fe25..153bdfe6ec 100644
--- a/res/css/views/elements/_ResizeHandle.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/elements/_ResizeHandle.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     cursor: row-resize;
     flex: 0 0 auto;
     background: $panel-divider-color;
-    padding: 1px
+    background-clip: content-box;
 }
 
 .mx_ResizeHandle.mx_ResizeHandle_horizontal {
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
index 3cb5be1952..29f5fcdadf 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList.scss
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     right: 60px;
 }
 
+.mx_RoomList .mx_ResizeHandle {
+    padding: 4px 0;
+}
diff --git a/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss b/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
index 617c9bd6b2..f261285f39 100644
--- a/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dharma/css/_dharma.scss
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $roomsublist-label-fg-color: $roomtile-name-color;
 $roomsublist-label-bg-color: $tertiary-accent-color;
 $roomsublist-chevron-color: $accent-color;
 
-$panel-divider-color: #ebedf8;
+$panel-divider-color: #dee1f3;
 
 // ********************