diff --git a/libgitg/gitg-label-renderer.vala b/libgitg/gitg-label-renderer.vala
index 4ee34f4c..1f67d687 100644
--- a/libgitg/gitg-label-renderer.vala
+++ b/libgitg/gitg-label-renderer.vala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Gitg
 	public class LabelRenderer
 	{
 		private static const int margin = 2;
-		private static const int padding = 4;
+		private static const int padding = 6;
 
 		private static string label_text(Ref r)
 		{