diff --git a/lib/Widgets/Tab.vala b/lib/Widgets/Tab.vala
index 79e829bd..67d8408f 100644
--- a/lib/Widgets/Tab.vala
+++ b/lib/Widgets/Tab.vala
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     construct {
         _label = new Gtk.Label (null);
         _label.hexpand = true;
+        _label.valign = Gtk.Align.CENTER;
         _label.ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END;
 
         close_button = new Gtk.Button.from_icon_name ("window-close");
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@
 
         tab_layout = new Gtk.CenterBox ();
         tab_layout.hexpand = true;
+        tab_layout.valign = Gtk.Align.CENTER;
         tab_layout.set_end_widget (close_button);
         tab_layout.set_center_widget (_label);
 
diff --git a/lib/Widgets/TabSwitcher.vala b/lib/Widgets/TabSwitcher.vala
index 5d0fff76..cba9aa4d 100644
--- a/lib/Widgets/TabSwitcher.vala
+++ b/lib/Widgets/TabSwitcher.vala
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@
         notebook.add_css_class ("tab-holder");
 
         var add_button = new He.DisclosureButton.from_icon ("list-add-symbolic");
-        add_button.margin_top = 6;
-        add_button.margin_bottom = 6;
-        add_button.margin_end = 6;
         add_button.tooltip_text = _("New Tab");
 
         notebook.set_action_widget (add_button, Gtk.PackType.END);