diff --git a/sway/.config/waybar/style.css b/sway/.config/waybar/style.css
index b5e94e2..589bd77 100644
--- a/sway/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/sway/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
 
 #workspaces button {
     /* This padding top also increases the height of the entire bar */
-    padding: 3px 5px;
+    /* horizontal padding is set to 0px to compensate for the Gruvbox GTK theme (it increases padding for buttons) */
+    padding: 3px 0px;
     color: #ebdbb2;
     border-radius: 5px;
 }