diff --git a/panels/color/cc-color-device.c b/panels/color/cc-color-device.c
index 49ebf7d11..b31a8260f 100644
--- a/panels/color/cc-color-device.c
+++ b/panels/color/cc-color-device.c
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ cc_color_device_init (CcColorDevice *color_device)
/* description */
box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 9);
priv->widget_description = gtk_label_new ("");
- gtk_widget_set_margin_start (priv->widget_description, 12);
- gtk_widget_set_margin_top (priv->widget_description, 6);
- gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (priv->widget_description, 6);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_start (priv->widget_description, 20);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_top (priv->widget_description, 12);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (priv->widget_description, 12);
gtk_widget_set_halign (priv->widget_description, GTK_ALIGN_START);
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), priv->widget_description, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ cc_color_device_init (CcColorDevice *color_device)
gtk_button_set_relief (GTK_BUTTON (priv->widget_button), GTK_RELIEF_NONE);
gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (priv->widget_button), priv->widget_arrow);
gtk_widget_set_visible (priv->widget_arrow, TRUE);
- gtk_widget_set_margin_top (priv->widget_button, 3);
- gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (priv->widget_button, 3);
- gtk_widget_set_margin_end (priv->widget_button, 9);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_top (priv->widget_button, 9);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (priv->widget_button, 9);
+ gtk_widget_set_margin_end (priv->widget_button, 12);
gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), priv->widget_button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
/* not calibrated */
diff --git a/panels/datetime/datetime.ui b/panels/datetime/datetime.ui
index 75847c610..5240d4bfd 100644
--- a/panels/datetime/datetime.ui
+++ b/panels/datetime/datetime.ui
@@ -292,8 +292,9 @@
False
20
20
- 6
- 6
+ 12
+ 12
+ 2
vertical
True
@@ -366,8 +370,9 @@
False
20
20
- 6
- 6
+ 12
+ 12
+ 2
vertical
True
diff --git a/panels/mouse/gnome-mouse-properties.ui b/panels/mouse/gnome-mouse-properties.ui
index af3e79540..018b374a2 100644
--- a/panels/mouse/gnome-mouse-properties.ui
+++ b/panels/mouse/gnome-mouse-properties.ui
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@