diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService.ts
index a10d68678a51b78d5ba7a4565c744a15ebd017ba..0d63a904f6c04ab83a5fae6a09a22caa9558ad06 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/decorations/browser/decorationsService.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ class DecorationRule {
 		}
 
 		// bubble badge
+		// TODO @misolori update bubble badge to use class name instead of unicode
 		createCSSRule(
 			`.${this.bubbleBadgeClassName}::after`,
-			`content: "\uf052"; color: ${getColor(theme, color)}; font-family: octicons; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 14px; opacity: 0.4;`,
+			`content: "\uf052"; color: ${getColor(theme, color)}; font-family: octicons; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px; opacity: 0.4;`,
 			element
 		);
 	}