diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/suggest_box.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/suggest_box.py
index 7b3bd13f..c20cca5a 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/suggest_box.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/suggest_box.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class SuggestBox[T](QWidget):
             self.layout().search_field.setStyleSheet(autofill_line_edit_style())
         else:
             self.layout().scroll_area.setHidden(False)
-            self.layout().content_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
+            self.layout().content_layout.setContentsMargins(4, 6, 4, 6)
             self.layout().search_field.setStyleSheet(autofill_line_edit_top_style())
 
     def _search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[T], list[T]]:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/views/suggest_box_view.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/views/suggest_box_view.py
index 39184e61..5817b569 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/views/suggest_box_view.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/views/suggest_box_view.py
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ class SuggestBoxView(QVBoxLayout):
         scroll_area_style = """
         QScrollArea{
             background: transparent;
-            border: solid;
-            border-color: transparent;
-            border-width: 0px 2px;
-            padding-left: -2px;
             }
         QScrollArea > QWidget > QWidget{
             background: transparent;
@@ -50,6 +46,7 @@ class SuggestBoxView(QVBoxLayout):
         scroll_area_container.setStyleSheet(autofill_scroll_top_style("container"))
         self.scroll_area = QScrollArea()
         self.scroll_area.setStyleSheet(scroll_area_style)
+        self.scroll_area.setViewportMargins(2, 0, 2, 0)
         scroll_area_container_layout.addWidget(self.scroll_area)
         self.scroll_area.setWidget(contents)
         search_bar_height = 28