diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
index 7c9accb16..d6b4e5a3d 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
     max-width: auto;
 
     &:ltr { border-radius: 99px 0 0 99px; }
+    &:ltr > StBoxLayout { padding-right: $base_padding*1.5; }
     &:rtl { border-radius: 0 99px 99px 0; }
+    &:rtr > StBoxLayout { padding-left: $base_padding*1.5; }
 
     &:ltr:last-child { border-radius: 99px; }
     &:rtl:last-child { border-radius: 99px; }