diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
index 43dcf36f7..5b6d2fd27 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/RoomTimelineItemFactory.swift
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ struct RoomTimelineItemFactory: RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol {
 
         var formattedBody: AttributedString?
         if let htmlBody {
-            formattedBody = attributedStringBuilder.fromHTML(L10n.commonEmote(name, htmlBody))
+            formattedBody = buildEmoteFormattedBodyFromHTML(html: htmlBody, name: name)
         } else {
             formattedBody = attributedStringBuilder.fromPlain(L10n.commonEmote(name, messageContent.body))
         }
@@ -578,6 +578,17 @@ struct RoomTimelineItemFactory: RoomTimelineItemFactoryProtocol {
         return .init(body: messageContent.body, formattedBody: formattedBody, formattedBodyHTMLString: htmlBody)
     }
     
+    // This fixes the issue of the name not belonging to the first <p> defined paragraph
+    private func buildEmoteFormattedBodyFromHTML(html: String, name: String) -> AttributedString? {
+        let htmlBodyPlaceholder = "{htmlBodyPlaceholder}"
+        var finalString = AttributedString(L10n.commonEmote(name, htmlBodyPlaceholder))
+        guard let htmlBodyString = attributedStringBuilder.fromHTML(html) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        finalString.replace(htmlBodyPlaceholder, with: htmlBodyString)
+        return finalString
+    }
+    
     // MARK: - State Events
     
     private func buildStateTimelineItem(for eventItemProxy: EventTimelineItemProxy,
diff --git a/changelog.d/2503.bugfix b/changelog.d/2503.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aad6a6b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2503.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a bug that added an extra newline between the name and a formatted text in an emote.
\ No newline at end of file