diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.scss b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.scss
index c4255ca9..6c21cc89 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.scss
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/appRoot.component.scss
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ $tab-border-radius: 4px;
     &>.drag-space {
         min-width: 1px;
         flex: 1 0 1%;
-        margin-top: 2px; // for window resizing
         -webkit-app-region: drag;
 
+        .tabs-on-top & {
+            margin-top: 2px; // for window resizing
+        }
+
         &.persistent {
           min-width: 72px; // 2 x 36 px height, ie 2 squares
         }