diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
index bc526f0fe..966fb6c77 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
 
     // app menu icon
     .app-menu-icon {
-      margin-left: $base_margin;
-      margin-right: $base_margin;
       -st-icon-style: symbolic;
       // dimensions of the icon are hardcoded
     }
@@ -137,3 +135,8 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
   spacing: $base_spacing;
   .label-shadow { color: transparent; }
 }
+
+#appMenu .panel-status-menu-box {
+  padding: 0 $base_padding;
+  spacing: $base_spacing;
+}
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