diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/media/auxiliaryBarPart.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/media/auxiliaryBarPart.css
index 781c090fbe57e..68ed4df3088c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/media/auxiliaryBarPart.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/media/auxiliaryBarPart.css
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 	visibility: hidden !important;
 }
 
+.monaco-workbench .part.auxiliarybar {
+	margin: 10px;
+	/* height: calc(100% - 10px); */
+
+}
+
 .monaco-workbench .part.auxiliarybar > .content .monaco-editor,
 .monaco-workbench .part.auxiliarybar > .content .monaco-editor .margin,
 .monaco-workbench .part.auxiliarybar > .content .monaco-editor .monaco-editor-background {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/editorgroupview.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/editorgroupview.css
index 3723640affce8..20085c862ff75 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/editorgroupview.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/media/editorgroupview.css
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /* Container */
-
+.monaco-workbench .part.editor {
+	/* border: 10px solid blue; */
+	margin-top: 10px;
+}
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .editor-group-container {
-	height: 100%;
+	/* height: 100%; */
+	/* border: 10px solid red; */
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .editor-group-container.empty  {
 	opacity: 0.5; /* dimmed to indicate inactive state */
+	height: calc(100% - 10px);
 }
 
+
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .editor-group-container.empty.active,
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .editor-group-container.empty.dragged-over {
 	opacity: 1; /* indicate active/dragged-over group through undimmed state */
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/sidebar/media/sidebarpart.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/sidebar/media/sidebarpart.css
index 2c94078993b5f..551216d65b82f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/sidebar/media/sidebarpart.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/sidebar/media/sidebarpart.css
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 .monaco-workbench.nosidebar > .part.sidebar {
 	display: none !important;
 	visibility: hidden !important;
+	margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.monaco-workbench .part.sidebar {
+	margin: 10px;
+	/* height: calc(100% - 10px); */
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .part.sidebar .title-actions .actions-container {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/statusbar/media/statusbarpart.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/statusbar/media/statusbarpart.css
index b7b1bd7dd7c88..4ac0217575fe1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/statusbar/media/statusbarpart.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/statusbar/media/statusbarpart.css
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	font-size: 12px;
 	display: flex;
 	overflow: hidden;
+	margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench:not(.reduce-motion) .part.statusbar {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/media/titlebarpart.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/media/titlebarpart.css
index d2c26969ccff1..ea72e718470fe 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/media/titlebarpart.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/titlebar/media/titlebarpart.css
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	display: flex;
 	height: 100%;
 	width: 100%;
+
 }
 
 /* Account for zooming */