diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tabs.c b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tabs.c
index 41b74739..402711b3 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tabs.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/chanview-tabs.c
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ cv_tabs_add (chanview *cv, chan *ch, char *name, GtkTreeIter *parent)
 
 	but = gtk_toggle_button_new ();
 	gtk_widget_set_name (but, "zoitechat-tab");
-	gtk_widget_set_size_request (but, -1, 18);
+	gtk_widget_set_size_request (but, -1, 14);
 	gtk_widget_add_events (but, GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK);
-	hbox = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 4);
+	hbox = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 2);
 	label = gtk_label_new (name);
 	close_button = gtk_button_new ();
 	gtk_style_context_add_class (gtk_widget_get_style_context (close_button), "flat");
@@ -755,8 +755,8 @@ cv_tabs_add (chanview *cv, chan *ch, char *name, GtkTreeIter *parent)
 	gtk_button_set_always_show_image (GTK_BUTTON (close_button), TRUE);
 	gtk_widget_set_can_focus (close_button, FALSE);
 	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (close_button), close_icon);
-	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), close_button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (hbox), close_button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (but), hbox);
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (but), "tab-label", label);
 	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (but), "tab-close-button", close_button);