diff --git a/embed/ephy-embed.c b/embed/ephy-embed.c
index 563f73670..c6b66a290 100644
--- a/embed/ephy-embed.c
+++ b/embed/ephy-embed.c
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ static void
 ephy_embed_set_statusbar_label (EphyEmbed *embed, const char *label)
 {
   nautilus_floating_bar_set_primary_label (NAUTILUS_FLOATING_BAR (embed->floating_bar), label);
+  g_object_set (NAUTILUS_FLOATING_BAR (embed->floating_bar),
+              "margin-bottom", 3,
+              "margin-start", 3,
+              "margin-end", 3,
+              NULL);
 
   if (label == NULL || label[0] == '\0') {
     gtk_widget_hide (embed->floating_bar);
diff --git a/lib/widgets/contrib/nautilus-floating-bar.c b/lib/widgets/contrib/nautilus-floating-bar.c
index 72bd1b02b..08fd83f18 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/contrib/nautilus-floating-bar.c
+++ b/lib/widgets/contrib/nautilus-floating-bar.c
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ nautilus_floating_bar_constructed (GObject *obj)
   labels_box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 6);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), labels_box, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   g_object_set (labels_box,
-                "margin-top", 2,
-                "margin-bottom", 2,
-                "margin-start", 12,
-                "margin-end", 12,
+                "margin-top", 0,
+                "margin-bottom", 0,
+                "margin-start", 0,
+                "margin-end", 0,
                 NULL);
   gtk_widget_show (labels_box);
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ nautilus_floating_bar_init (NautilusFloatingBar *self)
                                             NautilusFloatingBarDetails);
 
   context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (GTK_WIDGET (self));
-  gtk_style_context_add_class (context, "floating-bar");
+  gtk_style_context_add_class (context, "overlay-bar");
 }
 
 static void