diff --git a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/multiple-previews-visible-auto.png b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/multiple-previews-visible-auto.png
index 1382dd1efb..cb1fdc1a61 100644
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diff --git a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/with-compact-view-auto.png b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/with-compact-view-auto.png
index 1e676fc443..ffe18d8fc2 100644
Binary files a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/with-compact-view-auto.png and b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/UrlPreviewGroupView.stories.tsx/with-compact-view-auto.png differ
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.module.css b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.module.css
index a7cc0b9a30..1ed1c10f69 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.module.css
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.module.css
@@ -29,13 +29,19 @@ button.preview {
     }
 
     .preview {
-        background-size: cover;
-        background-position: center;
-        background-repeat: no-repeat;
-        border-radius: 8px;
-        border: none;
         flex-shrink: 0;
         aspect-ratio: 1;
+        height: 2.7em;
+
+        button {
+            background-size: cover;
+            background-position: center;
+            background-repeat: no-repeat;
+            border-radius: 8px;
+            border: none;
+            height: 100%;
+            aspect-ratio: 1;
+        }
     }
 
     .siteName span {
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.tsx
index 2a0d6b9e4c..4c53942e79 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/LinkPreview/LinkPreview.tsx
@@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ export function LinkPreviewCollapsed(preview: LinkPreviewProps): JSX.Element {
 
     if (preview.image && !preview.image.playable) {
         img = (
-            <button
-                type="button"
-                style={{
-                    backgroundImage: `url('${preview.image.imageThumb}')`,
-                }}
-                className={styles.preview}
-                onClick={createImageClickHandler(preview)}
-                aria-label={_t("timeline|url_preview|view_image")}
-            />
+            <div className={styles.preview}>
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    style={{
+                        backgroundImage: `url('${preview.image.imageThumb}')`,
+                    }}
+                    onClick={createImageClickHandler(preview)}
+                    aria-label={_t("timeline|url_preview|view_image")}
+                />
+            </div>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/__snapshots__/UrlPreviewGroupView.test.tsx.snap b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/__snapshots__/UrlPreviewGroupView.test.tsx.snap
index ca266082f9..20930121e6 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/__snapshots__/UrlPreviewGroupView.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/room/timeline/event-tile/UrlPreviewGroupView/__snapshots__/UrlPreviewGroupView.test.tsx.snap
@@ -156,12 +156,15 @@ exports[`UrlPreviewGroupView > renders multiple previews 1`] = `
       <div
         class="LinkPreview-module_containerCollapsed"
       >
-        <button
-          aria-label="View image"
+        <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_preview"
-          style="background-image: url("/static/tallImage.png");"
-          type="button"
-        />
+        >
+          <button
+            aria-label="View image"
+            style="background-image: url("/static/tallImage.png");"
+            type="button"
+          />
+        </div>
         <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_textContent"
         >
@@ -187,12 +190,15 @@ exports[`UrlPreviewGroupView > renders multiple previews 1`] = `
       <div
         class="LinkPreview-module_containerCollapsed"
       >
-        <button
-          aria-label="View image"
+        <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_preview"
-          style="background-image: url("/static/element.png");"
-          type="button"
-        />
+        >
+          <button
+            aria-label="View image"
+            style="background-image: url("/static/element.png");"
+            type="button"
+          />
+        </div>
         <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_textContent"
         >
@@ -394,12 +400,15 @@ exports[`UrlPreviewGroupView > renders with compact density 1`] = `
       <div
         class="LinkPreview-module_containerCollapsed"
       >
-        <button
-          aria-label="View image"
+        <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_preview"
-          style="background-image: url("/static/tallImage.png");"
-          type="button"
-        />
+        >
+          <button
+            aria-label="View image"
+            style="background-image: url("/static/tallImage.png");"
+            type="button"
+          />
+        </div>
         <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_textContent"
         >
@@ -425,12 +434,15 @@ exports[`UrlPreviewGroupView > renders with compact density 1`] = `
       <div
         class="LinkPreview-module_containerCollapsed"
       >
-        <button
-          aria-label="View image"
+        <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_preview"
-          style="background-image: url("/static/element.png");"
-          type="button"
-        />
+        >
+          <button
+            aria-label="View image"
+            style="background-image: url("/static/element.png");"
+            type="button"
+          />
+        </div>
         <div
           class="LinkPreview-module_textContent"
         >