diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
index 911b844c1d..3ad8689cec 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/components/virtualized-table.jsx
@@ -1084,10 +1084,13 @@ class VirtualizedTable extends React.Component {
 		const header = document.querySelector(`#${this.props.id} .virtualized-table-header`);
 		const scrollbarWidth = Math.max(0,
 			tree.getBoundingClientRect().width - jsWindow.getBoundingClientRect().width);
+		let paddingWidth = 0;
+		if (Zotero.isLinux) {
+			paddingWidth = 2; // from the border
+		}
 		// Should be kept up to date with the _virtualized-table.scss value
 		// for .virtualized-table-header
-		const paddingInlineStart = 6;
-		header.style.width = `calc(100% - ${scrollbarWidth+paddingInlineStart}px)`;
+		header.style.width = `calc(100% - ${scrollbarWidth-paddingWidth}px)`;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx b/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
index 10ad3bbd1a..f41e9089ab 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/itemTree.jsx
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ function makeItemRenderer(itemTree) {
 
 		// Set depth indent
 		const depth = itemTree.getLevel(index);
-		span.style.paddingInlineStart = (CHILD_INDENT * depth) + 'px';
+		let firstChildIndent = 0;
+		if (column.ordinal == 0) {
+			firstChildIndent = 6;
+		}
+		span.style.paddingInlineStart = ((CHILD_INDENT * depth) + firstChildIndent) + 'px';
 		
 		return span;
 	}
diff --git a/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss b/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
index ba4f9c092e..f37bccf196 100644
--- a/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 			cursor: col-resize;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	.cell:first-child {
+		padding-inline-start: 6px;
+	}
 
 	.cell {
 		min-width: 30px;
@@ -142,7 +146,6 @@
 	height: 1.8em;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	border-inline-end: 1px solid #ddd;
-	padding-inline-start: 6px;
 
 	&.static-columns {
 		pointer-events: none;
@@ -212,10 +215,6 @@
 	max-width: 100%;
 	overflow: auto;
 
-	.row {
-		padding-inline-start: 6px;
-	}
-
 	.cell {
 		padding: 2px 5px;
 		text-overflow: ellipsis;