diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
index 4bd5dedf92e6..eb9ff6f01e12 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			'selected': isSelected }"
 		:aria-label="participantAriaLabel"
 		:role="isSearched ? 'listitem' : undefined"
-		:tabindex="isSearched ? 0 : undefined"
+		:tabindex="0"
 		v-on="isSearched ? { click: handleClick, 'keydown.enter': handleClick } : {}"
 		@keydown.enter="handleClick">
 		<!-- Participant's avatar -->
diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
index 52f2f44aa50c..d814d5cca97a 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 			<NcAppNavigationCaption v-if="canAdd" :name="t('spreed', 'Participants')" />
 
 			<ParticipantsList v-if="filteredParticipants.length"
+				class="known-results"
 				:items="filteredParticipants"
 				:loading="!participantsInitialised" />
 			<Hint v-else :hint="t('spreed', 'No search results')" />
@@ -370,6 +371,10 @@ export default {
 	overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
+.known-results {
+	padding: 0 2px;
+}
+
 .search-results {
 	margin-top: 12px; // compensate margin before first header inside
 }