diff --git a/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidget.qml b/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidget.qml
index b4798d858c489..76263aab57da2 100644
--- a/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidget.qml
+++ b/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidget.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Item {
 
         anchors {
             top: parent.top
+            topMargin: 6
             left: parent.left
             leftMargin: 12
             right: parent.right
diff --git a/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidgetHeader.qml b/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidgetHeader.qml
index f42df668cf79c..b17cdedfc22a6 100644
--- a/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidgetHeader.qml
+++ b/mscore/qml/palettes/PalettesWidgetHeader.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Item {
         width: parent.width
 
         height: searchTextInput.height
-        spacing: 8
+        spacing: 6
 
         TextField {
             id: searchTextInput