diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 0ff970998..1c025ed76 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -887,8 +887,8 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
 .search-display > StBoxLayout,
 .all-apps > StBoxLayout,
 .frequent-apps > StBoxLayout {
-    /* horizontal padding to make sure the scrollbar doesn't overlap content */
-    padding: 0px 18px;
+    /* horizontal padding to make sure scrollbars or dash don't overlap content */
+    padding: 0px 88px;
 }
 
 .app-folder-icon {