diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/Message.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/Message.vue
index a3d5df015..63a779a7a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/Message.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/Message.vue
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
   },
   conversationId: { type: Number, required: true },
   createdAt: { type: Number, required: true }, // eslint-disable-line vue/no-unused-properties
-  currentUserId: { type: Number, required: true },
+  currentUserId: { type: Number, required: true }, // eslint-disable-line vue/no-unused-properties
   groupWithNext: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   inboxId: { type: Number, default: null }, // eslint-disable-line vue/no-unused-properties
   inboxSupportsReplyTo: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) },
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ const variant = computed(() => {
   return variants[props.messageType] || MESSAGE_VARIANTS.USER;
 });
 
-const isMyMessage = computed(() => {
+const isBotOrAgentMessage = computed(() => {
+  if (props.messageType === MESSAGE_TYPES.ACTIVITY) {
+    return false;
+  }
   // if an outgoing message is still processing, then it's definitely a
   // message sent by the current user
   if (
@@ -186,13 +189,10 @@ const isMyMessage = computed(() => {
   const senderType = props.senderType ?? props.sender?.type;
 
   if (!senderType || !senderId) {
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
-  return (
-    senderType.toLowerCase() === SENDER_TYPES.USER.toLowerCase() &&
-    props.currentUserId === senderId
-  );
+  return senderType.toLowerCase() === SENDER_TYPES.USER.toLowerCase();
 });
 
 /**
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ const isMyMessage = computed(() => {
  * @returns {import('vue').ComputedRef<'left'|'right'|'center'>} The computed orientation
  */
 const orientation = computed(() => {
-  if (isMyMessage.value) {
+  if (isBotOrAgentMessage.value) {
     return ORIENTATION.RIGHT;
   }
 
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ const flexOrientationClass = computed(() => {
 
 const gridClass = computed(() => {
   const map = {
-    [ORIENTATION.LEFT]: 'grid grid-cols-[24px_1fr]',
-    [ORIENTATION.RIGHT]: 'grid grid-cols-1fr',
+    [ORIENTATION.LEFT]: 'grid grid-cols-1fr',
+    [ORIENTATION.RIGHT]: 'grid grid-cols-[1fr_24px]',
   };
 
   return map[orientation.value];
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ const gridClass = computed(() => {
 const gridTemplate = computed(() => {
   const map = {
     [ORIENTATION.LEFT]: `
-      "avatar bubble"
-      "spacer meta"
-    `,
-    [ORIENTATION.RIGHT]: `
       "bubble"
       "meta"
     `,
+    [ORIENTATION.RIGHT]: `
+      "bubble avatar"
+      "meta spacer"
+    `,
   };
 
   return map[orientation.value];
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const shouldGroupWithNext = computed(() => {
 
 const shouldShowAvatar = computed(() => {
   if (props.messageType === MESSAGE_TYPES.ACTIVITY) return false;
-  if (orientation.value === ORIENTATION.RIGHT) return false;
+  if (orientation.value === ORIENTATION.LEFT) return false;
 
   return true;
 });
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ provideMessageContext({
   isPrivate: computed(() => props.private),
   variant,
   orientation,
-  isMyMessage,
+  isBotOrAgentMessage,
   shouldGroupWithNext,
 });
 </script>
@@ -476,14 +476,14 @@ provideMessageContext({
           'w-full': variant === MESSAGE_VARIANTS.EMAIL,
         },
       ]"
-      class="gap-x-3"
+      class="gap-x-2"
       :style="{
         gridTemplateAreas: gridTemplate,
       }"
     >
       <div
         v-if="!shouldGroupWithNext && shouldShowAvatar"
-        v-tooltip.right-end="avatarTooltip"
+        v-tooltip.left-end="avatarTooltip"
         class="[grid-area:avatar] flex items-end"
       >
         <Avatar v-bind="avatarInfo" :size="24" />
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ provideMessageContext({
       <div
         class="[grid-area:bubble] flex"
         :class="{
-          'ltr:pl-9 rtl:pl-0 justify-end': orientation === ORIENTATION.RIGHT,
+          'ltr:pl-8 rtl:pr-8 justify-end': orientation === ORIENTATION.RIGHT,
+          'ltr:pr-8 rtl:pl-8': orientation === ORIENTATION.LEFT,
           'min-w-0': variant === MESSAGE_VARIANTS.EMAIL,
         }"
         @contextmenu="openContextMenu($event)"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/Activity.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/Activity.vue
index d52286543..057f1e7d7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/Activity.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/bubbles/Activity.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const readableTime = computed(() =>
 <template>
   <BaseBubble
     v-tooltip.top="readableTime"
-    class="px-2 py-0.5 !rounded-full flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2"
+    class="px-3 py-1 !rounded-xl flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2"
     data-bubble-name="activity"
   >
     <span v-dompurify-html="content" :title="content" />
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/provider.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/provider.js
index f4c501845..f40eaefa0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/provider.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/message/provider.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const MessageControl = Symbol('MessageControl');
  * @property {import('vue').Ref<Sender|null>} [sender=null] - The sender information
  * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<MessageOrientation>} orientation - The visual variant of the message
  * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<MessageVariant>} variant - The visual variant of the message
- * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} isMyMessage - Does the message belong to the current user
+ * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} isBotOrAgentMessage - Does the message belong to the current user
  * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} isPrivate - Proxy computed value for private
  * @property {import('vue').ComputedRef<boolean>} shouldGroupWithNext - Should group with the next message or not, it is differnt from groupWithNext, this has a bypass for a failed message
  */