diff --git a/qt-ui/maintab.cpp b/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
index 898166328..cd85418a8 100644
--- a/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@ MainTab::MainTab(QWidget *parent) : QTabWidget(parent),
 			box->setStyleSheet(gnomeCss);
 		}
 	}
+	// QLineEdit and QLabels should have minimal margin on the left and right but not waste vertical space
+	QMargins margins(1, 0, 1, 0);
+	ui.location->setContentsMargins(margins);
+	ui.suit->setContentsMargins(margins);
+	Q_FOREACH (QLabel *label, findChildren<QLabel *>()) {
+		label->setContentsMargins(margins);
+	}
 	ui.cylinders->view()->horizontalHeader()->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::ActionsContextMenu);
 
 	QSettings s;
diff --git a/qt-ui/maintab.ui b/qt-ui/maintab.ui
index 47adbf73c..3450224ac 100644
--- a/qt-ui/maintab.ui
+++ b/qt-ui/maintab.ui
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
        </property>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
         <property name="leftMargin">
-         <number>0</number>
+         <number>2</number>
         </property>
         <property name="topMargin">
-         <number>0</number>
+         <number>1</number>
         </property>
         <property name="rightMargin">
-         <number>0</number>
+         <number>2</number>
         </property>
         <property name="bottomMargin">
          <number>0</number>