diff --git a/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml b/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
--- a/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
+++ b/applets/batterymonitor/package/contents/ui/PopupDialog.qml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     Column {
         id: settingsColumn
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        width: parent.width - units.gridUnit
-        spacing: Math.round(units.gridUnit / 2)
+        width: parent.width - units.smallSpacing * 2
+        spacing: units.gridUnit
 
         Components.Label {
             // this is just for metrics, TODO use TextMetrics in 5.4 instead
@@ -114,16 +114,17 @@
         anchors {
             horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
             top: settingsColumn.bottom
-            topMargin: units.gridUnit // not divided by 2 for unified looks
+            topMargin: units.gridUnit
+            leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
             bottom: dialog.bottom
         }
-        width: parent.width - units.gridUnit
+        width: parent.width - units.smallSpacing * 2
 
         ListView {
             id: batteryList
 
             boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
-            spacing: Math.round(units.gridUnit / 2)
+            spacing: Math.round(units.smallSpacing / 2)
 
             KeyNavigation.tab: brightnessSlider
             KeyNavigation.backtab: pmSwitch
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         id: header
         visible: !Kirigami.Settings.isMobile
         Layout.fillWidth: true
+        Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
         spacing: 0
 
         RowLayout {
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@
         Layout.fillHeight: true
         Layout.preferredWidth: units.gridUnit * 18
         Layout.preferredHeight: units.gridUnit * 24
+        Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
 
         ListView {
             id: list
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/package/contents/ui/ExpandedRepresentation.qml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
                 //applet open, no sidebar
                 } else {
-                    return 0;
+                    return units.smallSpacing;
                 }
             }
             Layout.rightMargin: {