diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
index baa610c8d31..d87acd50139 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/folding/browser/folding.ts
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ export class FoldingController extends Disposable implements IEditorContribution
 				// const gutterOffsetX = data.offsetX - data.glyphMarginWidth - data.lineNumbersWidth - data.glyphMarginLeft;
 
 				// TODO@joao TODO@alex TODO@martin this is such that we don't collide with dirty diff
-				if (gutterOffsetX < 5) { // the whitespace between the border and the real folding icon border is 5px
+				if (gutterOffsetX < 4) { // the whitespace between the border and the real folding icon border is 4px
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/dirtydiffDecorator.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/dirtydiffDecorator.ts
index 9dfc51bd41d..9234b8da055 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/dirtydiffDecorator.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/dirtydiffDecorator.ts
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ export class DirtyDiffController extends Disposable implements DirtyDiffContribu
 		const gutterOffsetX = data.offsetX - offsetLeftInGutter;
 
 		// TODO@joao TODO@alex TODO@martin this is such that we don't collide with folding
-		if (gutterOffsetX < -3 || gutterOffsetX > 6) { // dirty diff decoration on hover is 9px wide
+		if (gutterOffsetX < -3 || gutterOffsetX > 3) { // dirty diff decoration on hover is 6px wide
 			return;
 		}