diff --git a/themes/Dark/gtkrc b/themes/Dark/gtkrc
index 68393d6f84..6e37db9e3d 100644
--- a/themes/Dark/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Dark/gtkrc
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ style "gimp-dark-default-style"
   GtkComboBoxText::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkVScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkHScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
+  GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 4
 
   GtkWidget::tooltip-radius = 2
   GtkWidget::tooltip-alpha = 235
diff --git a/themes/Darker/gtkrc b/themes/Darker/gtkrc
index 0d35783674..3ab2661852 100644
--- a/themes/Darker/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Darker/gtkrc
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ style "tdsog-default-style"
   GtkComboBoxText::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkVScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkHScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
+  GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 4
 
   GtkWidget::tooltip-radius = 2
   GtkWidget::tooltip-alpha = 235
diff --git a/themes/Gray/gtkrc b/themes/Gray/gtkrc
index 1b5e3448b7..5717d17257 100644
--- a/themes/Gray/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Gray/gtkrc
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ style "sogg-default-style"
   GtkScrolledWindow::shadow-type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkVScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkHScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
+  GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 4
 
   GtkWidget::tooltip-radius = 2
   GtkWidget::tooltip-alpha = 235
diff --git a/themes/Light/gtkrc b/themes/Light/gtkrc
index b9f9e8a2ee..457a0d091b 100644
--- a/themes/Light/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Light/gtkrc
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ style "tlsog-default-style"
   GtkScrolledWindow::shadow-type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkVScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkHScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
+  GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 4
 
   GtkWidget::tooltip-radius = 2
   GtkWidget::tooltip-alpha = 235
diff --git a/themes/Lighter/gtkrc b/themes/Lighter/gtkrc
index e50d27911f..b5e7eb93fb 100644
--- a/themes/Lighter/gtkrc
+++ b/themes/Lighter/gtkrc
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ style "gimp-light-default-style"
   GtkScrolledWindow::shadow-type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkVScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
   GtkHScale::shadow_type = GTK_SHADOW_NONE
+  GtkMenuItem::horizontal-padding = 4
 
   GtkWidget::tooltip-radius = 2
   GtkWidget::tooltip-alpha = 235