diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b583484d..9fce1d55 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Changed default spacing to 15px (from 8px) (benzea)
 * Correct the height of the primary palette (benzea)
 * Use double leading underscores for callback names to avoid name collisions (erikos)
  
diff --git a/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py b/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
index 0acd03b4..69dc0715 100644
--- a/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
+++ b/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Palette(gtk.Window):
         self._label.set_size_request(-1, style.zoom(style.GRID_CELL_SIZE)
                                           - 2*self.get_border_width())
         self._label.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
-        self._label.set_padding(style.zoom(15), 0)
+        self._label.set_padding(style.DEFAULT_SPACING, 0)
         vbox.pack_start(self._label, False)
 
         self._secondary_box = gtk.VBox()
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Palette(gtk.Window):
     def _add_content(self):
         # The content is not shown until a widget is added
         self._content = gtk.VBox()
-        self._content.set_border_width(style.zoom(15))
+        self._content.set_border_width(style.DEFAULT_SPACING)
         self._secondary_box.pack_start(self._content)
 
     def do_style_set(self, previous_style):
diff --git a/lib/sugar/graphics/style.py b/lib/sugar/graphics/style.py
index c9e4f681..1f97adcb 100644
--- a/lib/sugar/graphics/style.py
+++ b/lib/sugar/graphics/style.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def zoom(units):
 
 ZOOM_FACTOR = _compute_zoom_factor()
 
-DEFAULT_SPACING = zoom(8)
+DEFAULT_SPACING = zoom(15)
 DEFAULT_PADDING = zoom(6)
 GRID_CELL_SIZE = zoom(75)
 LINE_WIDTH = zoom(2)