diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SeekSlider.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SeekSlider.cpp
index c39dd73ad..4a41bbc77 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SeekSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SeekSlider.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SeekSlider::SeekSlider( QWidget* parent )
 //                   "border-image: url(" RESPATH "images/seek-slider-level.png) %2 %2 %2 %2 stretch stretch;"
                    "}" )
                    .arg( 0 /*margin*/)
-                   .arg( 3 /*border*/) +
+                   .arg( 0 /*border*/) +
                    QString(
                    "QSlider::handle:horizontal {"
                    "margin-bottom: -%1px; margin-top: -%1px;"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ SeekSlider::SeekSlider( QWidget* parent )
 //                   "background-image: url(" RESPATH "images/seek-and-volume-knob-rest.png);"
                    "background-repeat: no-repeat;"
                    "}" )
-                   .arg( /*margin top&bottom*/ 4 )
+                   .arg( /*margin top&bottom*/ 0 )
                    .arg( /*margin left&right*/ 0 )
                    .arg( /*height*/ 0 )
                    .arg( /*width*/ 0 ) );
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.ui b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.ui
index 3b65f4032..fe9ba21b8 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.ui
+++ b/src/tomahawk/AudioControls.ui
@@ -262,13 +262,13 @@
          <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
            <width>0</width>
-           <height>16</height>
+           <height>4</height>
           </size>
          </property>
          <property name="maximumSize">
           <size>
            <width>16777215</width>
-           <height>16</height>
+           <height>4</height>
           </size>
          </property>
          <property name="orientation">
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@
             <property name="minimumSize">
              <size>
               <width>80</width>
-              <height>16</height>
+              <height>4</height>
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="maximumSize">
              <size>
               <width>80</width>
-              <height>16</height>
+              <height>4</height>
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="orientation">