diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
index 2e68347cd..7ce186bda 100644
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ m_searchStarted(false), m_cliPresentation(false)
 
     // [left toolbox: Thumbnails and Bookmarks] | []
     KVBox * thumbsBox = new ThumbnailsBox( 0 );
-    thumbsBox->setSpacing( 4 );
+    thumbsBox->setSpacing( 6 );
     m_searchWidget = new SearchWidget( thumbsBox, m_document );
     m_thumbnailList = new ThumbnailList( thumbsBox, m_document );
     //	ThumbnailController * m_tc = new ThumbnailController( thumbsBox, m_thumbnailList );
diff --git a/ui/bookmarklist.cpp b/ui/bookmarklist.cpp
index 2c2f590de..71be1616f 100644
--- a/ui/bookmarklist.cpp
+++ b/ui/bookmarklist.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,10 @@ BookmarkList::BookmarkList( Okular::Document *document, QWidget *parent )
 {
     QVBoxLayout *mainlay = new QVBoxLayout( this );
     mainlay->setMargin( 0 );
-
-    QHBoxLayout *searchlay = new QHBoxLayout();
-    searchlay->setMargin( 2 );
-    searchlay->setSpacing( 2 );
-    mainlay->addLayout( searchlay );
+    mainlay->setSpacing( 6 );
 
     m_searchLine = new KTreeWidgetSearchLine( this );
-    searchlay->addWidget( m_searchLine );
+    mainlay->addWidget( m_searchLine );
 
     m_tree = new QTreeWidget( this );
     mainlay->addWidget( m_tree );
diff --git a/ui/toc.cpp b/ui/toc.cpp
index 1d2bf8103..9509e756b 100644
--- a/ui/toc.cpp
+++ b/ui/toc.cpp
@@ -93,14 +93,10 @@ TOC::TOC(QWidget *parent, Okular::Document *document) : QWidget(parent), m_docum
 {
     QVBoxLayout *mainlay = new QVBoxLayout( this );
     mainlay->setMargin( 0 );
-
-    QHBoxLayout *searchlay = new QHBoxLayout();
-    searchlay->setMargin( 2 );
-    searchlay->setSpacing( 2 );
-    mainlay->addLayout( searchlay );
+    mainlay->setSpacing( 6 );
 
     m_searchLine = new KTreeWidgetSearchLine( this );
-    searchlay->addWidget( m_searchLine );
+    mainlay->addWidget( m_searchLine );
 
     m_treeView = new QTreeWidget( this );
     mainlay->addWidget( m_treeView );