diff --git a/terminal/terminal-screen.c b/terminal/terminal-screen.c
index 1a4a8d2..a69f64b 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal-screen.c
+++ b/terminal/terminal-screen.c
@@ -1998,11 +1998,11 @@ terminal_screen_get_tab_label (TerminalScreen *screen)
 
   /* create the box */
   hbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 0);
-  gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (hbox), 3);
+  gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (hbox), 0);
   gtk_widget_show (hbox);
 
   screen->tab_label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_misc_set_padding (GTK_MISC (screen->tab_label), 2, 0);
+  gtk_misc_set_padding (GTK_MISC (screen->tab_label), 4, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start  (GTK_BOX (hbox), screen->tab_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   exo_binding_new (G_OBJECT (screen), "title", G_OBJECT (screen->tab_label), "label");
   exo_binding_new (G_OBJECT (screen->tab_label), "label",