diff --git a/js/ui/dateMenu.js b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
index 389860679..b5318ba28 100644
--- a/js/ui/dateMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/dateMenu.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const DateMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
             menuAlignment = 1.0 - menuAlignment;
         this.parent(menuAlignment);
 
-        this._clockDisplay = new St.Label();
+        this._clockDisplay = new St.Label({ y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
         this.actor.add_actor(this._clockDisplay);
         this.actor.add_style_class_name ('clock-display');
 
diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index 145005139..289a90b3d 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ const AppMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
         this._label = new TextShadower();
         this._label.actor.y_align = Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER;
         this._hbox.add_actor(this._label.actor);
-        this._arrow = new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE' });
+        this._arrow = new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
+                                     y_expand: true,
+                                     y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
         this._hbox.add_actor(this._arrow);
 
         this._iconBottomClip = 0;
@@ -606,7 +608,8 @@ const ActivitiesButton = new Lang.Class({
 
         /* Translators: If there is no suitable word for "Activities"
            in your language, you can use the word for "Overview". */
-        this._label = new St.Label({ text: _("Activities") });
+        this._label = new St.Label({ text: _("Activities"),
+                                     y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
         this.actor.add_actor(this._label);
 
         this.actor.label_actor = this._label;
@@ -858,7 +861,9 @@ const AggregateMenu = new Lang.Class({
         this._indicators.add_child(this._power.indicators);
         this._indicators.add_child(this._volume.indicators);
         this._indicators.add_child(this._system.indicators);
-        this._indicators.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE' }));
+        this._indicators.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
+                                                  y_expand: true,
+                                                  y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER }));
 
         this.menu.addMenuItem(this._volume.menu);
         this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
diff --git a/js/ui/panelMenu.js b/js/ui/panelMenu.js
index 5dd8d4454..f6c48a450 100644
--- a/js/ui/panelMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/panelMenu.js
@@ -86,13 +86,8 @@ const ButtonBox = new Lang.Class({
             childBox.x2 = availWidth - this._minHPadding;
         }
 
-        if (natHeight <= availHeight) {
-            childBox.y1 = Math.floor((availHeight - natHeight) / 2);
-            childBox.y2 = childBox.y1 + natHeight;
-        } else {
-            childBox.y1 = 0;
-            childBox.y2 = availHeight;
-        }
+        childBox.y1 = 0;
+        childBox.y2 = availHeight;
 
         child.allocate(childBox, flags);
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/status/accessibility.js b/js/ui/status/accessibility.js
index 149c84aae..35d92e2bd 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/accessibility.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/accessibility.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 
+const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
 const Lang = imports.lang;
 const Mainloop = imports.mainloop;
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ const ATIndicator = new Lang.Class({
         this._hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
         this._hbox.add_child(new St.Icon({ style_class: 'system-status-icon',
                                            icon_name: 'preferences-desktop-accessibility-symbolic' }));
-        this._hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE' }));
+        this._hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
+                                            y_expand: true,
+                                            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER }));
 
         this.actor.add_child(this._hbox);
 
diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index ea365c4c0..daa757dbf 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -340,9 +340,11 @@ const InputSourceIndicator = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
         this._hbox.add_child(this._container);
-        this._hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE' }));
+        this._hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
+                                            y_expand: true,
+                                            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER }));
 
-        this.actor.add(this._hbox, { y_expand: true });
+        this.actor.add_child(this._hbox);
         this.actor.add_style_class_name('panel-status-button');
 
         // All valid input sources currently in the gsettings
@@ -906,7 +908,7 @@ const InputSourceIndicator = new Lang.Class({
 
         for (let i in this._inputSources) {
             let is = this._inputSources[i];
-            is.indicatorLabel.allocate_align_fill(box, 0.5, 0, false, false, flags);
+            is.indicatorLabel.allocate_align_fill(box, 0.5, 0.5, false, false, flags);
         }
     }
 });