diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index a4967da38..866477e1b 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ DragDrop.DropArea {
 
     //decouple iconMargin which now is used only for length calculations with thickMargins
     //which are used for thickness calculations
-    property int thickMarginBase: shrinkThickMargins ? 0 : Math.ceil(0.06 * iconSize)
-    property int thickMarginHigh: shrinkThickMargins ? 0 : Math.ceil(0.06 * iconSize)
+    property int thickMarginBase: shrinkThickMargins ? 1 : Math.ceil(0.06 * iconSize)
+    property int thickMarginHigh: shrinkThickMargins ? 1 : Math.ceil(0.06 * iconSize)
     property int thickMargin: thickMarginBase + thickMarginHigh
 
     //it is used in order to not break the calculations for the thickness placement