diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/forms.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/forms.scss
index 337941a08..8c4c934ea 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/forms.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/forms.scss
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ code {
 
     &__append {
       position: absolute;
-      right: 1px;
+      right: 3px;
       top: 1px;
       padding: 10px;
       padding-bottom: 9px;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/rtl.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/rtl.scss
index c66fb5b6d..b60bdd256 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/rtl.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/rtl.scss
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@ body.rtl {
 
   .simple_form .label_input__append {
     right: auto;
-    left: 0;
+    left: 3px;
 
     &::after {
       right: auto;
       left: 0;
-      background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgba($ui-base-color, 0), $ui-base-color);
+      background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(darken($ui-base-color, 10%), 0), darken($ui-base-color, 10%));
     }
   }