diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
index e49a259ae..02323fcc6 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_dash.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ $dash_spacing: $base_margin * 0.5;
 
 // container for the dash
 #dash {
+  // a bit of spacing so that dash doesn't touch the screen edges
+  padding-left: $base_padding;
+  padding-right: $base_padding;
+
   // background behind item container
   .dash-background {
     background-color: $dash_background_color;