diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/settings/appearance-user-settings-tab.spec.ts/window-12px-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/settings/appearance-user-settings-tab.spec.ts/window-12px-linux.png
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/spaces/spaces.spec.ts/space-panel-collapsed-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/spaces/spaces.spec.ts/space-panel-collapsed-linux.png
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/spaces/spaces.spec.ts/space-panel-expanded-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/spaces/spaces.spec.ts/space-panel-expanded-linux.png
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/spaces/threads-activity-centre/threadsActivityCentre.spec.ts/tac-button-expanded-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/spaces/threads-activity-centre/threadsActivityCentre.spec.ts/tac-button-expanded-linux.png
index bdd01674ea..d8ffef8d4b 100644
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diff --git a/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.pcss b/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.pcss
index bb35e36e80..3949335ec1 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.pcss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.pcss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     --activeBackground-color: $panel-actions;
     --activeBorder-color: $primary-content;
     --activeBorder-transparent-gap: 1px;
-    --gutterSize: 16px;
+    --gutterSize: 14px;
     --height-nested: 24px;
     --height-topLevel: 32px;
 
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
 
+    &.collapsed {
+        width: 68px;
+    }
+
     .mx_SpacePanel_toggleCollapse {
         position: absolute;
         width: 18px;
@@ -149,6 +153,11 @@ limitations under the License.
             min-width: 0;
         }
 
+        &.mx_SpaceButton_narrow .mx_SpaceButton_selectionWrapper {
+            flex: initial;
+            width: 32px;
+        }
+
         .mx_SpaceButton_name {
             flex: 1;
             margin-left: 8px;
@@ -323,7 +332,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     /* root space buttons are bigger and not indented */
     & > .mx_AutoHideScrollbar {
         flex: 1;
-        padding: 0 8px 16px 0;
+        padding: 0 0 16px 0;
+        scrollbar-gutter: stable;
 
         & > .mx_SpaceButton {
             height: var(--height-topLevel);
@@ -380,7 +390,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     .mx_UserMenu {
         padding-bottom: 12px;
         border-bottom: 1px solid $separator;
-        margin: 12px 14px 4px 18px;
+        margin: 12px 14px 4px 16px;
         max-width: 226px;
     }
 }