diff --git a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
index 7e8a93ffe7..70ec625fe9 100644
--- a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
+++ b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter @Inject constructor(
         val internalMessage = when (messageType) {
             // Doesn't need a prefix
             is EmoteMessageType -> {
-                return "- $senderDisplayName ${messageType.body}"
+                return "* $senderDisplayName ${messageType.body}"
             }
             is TextMessageType -> {
                 messageType.body
diff --git a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
index 679f9ce891..b66b044a66 100644
--- a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
+++ b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests {
                 is ImageMessageType -> "Image"
                 is FileMessageType -> "File"
                 is LocationMessageType -> "Shared location"
-                is EmoteMessageType -> "- $senderName ${type.body}"
+                is EmoteMessageType -> "* $senderName ${type.body}"
                 is TextMessageType, is NoticeMessageType -> body
                 UnknownMessageType -> "Unsupported event"
             }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests {
                 is ImageMessageType -> "$senderName: Image"
                 is FileMessageType -> "$senderName: File"
                 is LocationMessageType -> "$senderName: Shared location"
-                is EmoteMessageType -> "- $senderName ${type.body}"
+                is EmoteMessageType -> "* $senderName ${type.body}"
                 is TextMessageType, is NoticeMessageType -> "$senderName: $body"
                 UnknownMessageType -> "$senderName: Unsupported event"
             }