diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
      * TODO: Move this somewhere global to all KDE apps, not just Dolphin
      */
     const int VERTICAL_SPACER_HEIGHT = 18;
+    const int LAYOUT_SPACING_SMALL = 2;
 }
 
 #endif //GLOBAL_H
diff --git a/src/search/dolphinfacetswidget.cpp b/src/search/dolphinfacetswidget.cpp
--- a/src/search/dolphinfacetswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/search/dolphinfacetswidget.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     initComboBox(m_ratingSelector);
 
     QHBoxLayout* topLayout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
+    topLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_typeSelector);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_dateSelector);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_ratingSelector);
diff --git a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
--- a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
+++ b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 *    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA           *
 * **************************************************************************/
 
+#include "global.h"
 #include "dolphinsearchbox.h"
 
 #include "dolphin_searchsettings.h"
@@ -432,11 +433,13 @@
     m_facetsWidget = new DolphinFacetsWidget(this);
     m_facetsWidget->installEventFilter(this);
     m_facetsWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
+    m_facetsWidget->layout()->setSpacing(Dolphin::LAYOUT_SPACING_SMALL);
     connect(m_facetsWidget, &DolphinFacetsWidget::facetChanged, this, &DolphinSearchBox::slotFacetChanged);
 
     // Apply layout for the options
     QHBoxLayout* optionsLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
     optionsLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    optionsLayout->setSpacing(Dolphin::LAYOUT_SPACING_SMALL);
     optionsLayout->addWidget(m_fileNameButton);
     optionsLayout->addWidget(m_contentButton);
     optionsLayout->addWidget(m_separator);
@@ -463,6 +466,7 @@
 
     m_topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     m_topLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    m_topLayout->setSpacing(Dolphin::LAYOUT_SPACING_SMALL);
     m_topLayout->addLayout(searchInputLayout);
     m_topLayout->addWidget(m_optionsScrollArea);
     m_topLayout->addWidget(m_facetsWidget);