diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-detail/components/amendment-create-wizard/amendment-create-wizard.component.scss b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-detail/components/amendment-create-wizard/amendment-create-wizard.component.scss
index 22d512dec..8eda01463 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-detail/components/amendment-create-wizard/amendment-create-wizard.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-detail/components/amendment-create-wizard/amendment-create-wizard.component.scss
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         &:after {
             content: attr(data-line-number);
             position: absolute;
-            top: 10px;
+            top: 13px;
             vertical-align: top;
             color: gray;
             font-size: 12px;
diff --git a/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion/motion-slide.component.scss b/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion/motion-slide.component.scss
index 0b15a3b0b..b0bca9d55 100644
--- a/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion/motion-slide.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion/motion-slide.component.scss
@@ -19,3 +19,15 @@
         margin-bottom: 0px;
     }
 }
+
+/* override the absolute position of outside linenumbers on motion slide */
+:host ::ng-deep .motion-text {
+    &.line-numbers-outside {
+        .os-line-number {
+            &:after {
+                top: 19px;
+                font-size: 13px;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/assets/styles/motion-styles-common.scss b/client/src/assets/styles/motion-styles-common.scss
index 6b136ede3..5b16fdffe 100644
--- a/client/src/assets/styles/motion-styles-common.scss
+++ b/client/src/assets/styles/motion-styles-common.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             &:after {
                 content: attr(data-line-number);
                 position: absolute;
-                top: 10px;
+                top: 13px;
                 vertical-align: top;
                 color: gray;
                 font-size: 12px;