diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index a14e67533..e99fe3dc3 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -863,8 +863,9 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
         let clipX = rtl ? x + controlsVisible : x;
         let clipY = y + (fullHeight - clipHeight) / 2;
 
+        let overviewSpacing = Main.overview._spacing;
         let widthAdjust = this._zoomOut ? controlsNatural : controlsVisible;
-        widthAdjust += Main.overview._spacing;
+        widthAdjust += overviewSpacing;
         width -= widthAdjust;
         if (rtl)
             x += widthAdjust;
@@ -882,10 +883,10 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
                                                      monitors[i].y,
                                                      monitors[i].width,
                                                      monitors[i].height);
-                this._workspacesViews[m].setGeometry(monitors[i].x,
-                                                     monitors[i].y,
-                                                     monitors[i].width,
-                                                     monitors[i].height);
+                this._workspacesViews[m].setGeometry(monitors[i].x + overviewSpacing/2,
+                                                     monitors[i].y + overviewSpacing/2,
+                                                     monitors[i].width - overviewSpacing,
+                                                     monitors[i].height - overviewSpacing);
                 m++;
             }
         }