diff --git a/src/vtegtk.cc b/src/vtegtk.cc
index 8edb9d9..8f2dd2d 100644
--- a/src/vtegtk.cc
+++ b/src/vtegtk.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 struct _VteTerminalClassPrivate {
         GtkStyleProvider *style_provider;
+        GtkStyleProvider *style_provider_padding;
 };
 
 #ifdef VTE_DEBUG
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ vte_terminal_init(VteTerminal *terminal)
         context = gtk_widget_get_style_context(&terminal->widget);
         gtk_style_context_add_provider (context,
                                         VTE_TERMINAL_GET_CLASS (terminal)->priv->style_provider,
+                                        GTK_STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_FALLBACK);
+        gtk_style_context_add_provider (context,
+                                        VTE_TERMINAL_GET_CLASS (terminal)->priv->style_provider_padding,
                                         GTK_STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION);
 
 	/* Initialize private data. NOTE: place is zeroed */
@@ -1813,6 +1817,7 @@ vte_terminal_class_init(VteTerminalClass *klass)
         klass->priv = G_TYPE_CLASS_GET_PRIVATE (klass, VTE_TYPE_TERMINAL, VteTerminalClassPrivate);
 
         klass->priv->style_provider = GTK_STYLE_PROVIDER (gtk_css_provider_new ());
+        klass->priv->style_provider_padding = GTK_STYLE_PROVIDER (gtk_css_provider_new ());
         gtk_css_provider_load_from_data (GTK_CSS_PROVIDER (klass->priv->style_provider),
                                          "VteTerminal, " VTE_TERMINAL_CSS_NAME " {\n"
                                          "padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px;\n"
@@ -1821,6 +1826,11 @@ vte_terminal_class_init(VteTerminalClass *klass)
                                          "}\n",
                                          -1, NULL);
 
+        gtk_css_provider_load_from_data (GTK_CSS_PROVIDER (klass->priv->style_provider_padding),
+                                         "VteTerminal, " VTE_TERMINAL_CSS_NAME " {\n"
+                                           "padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px;\n"
+                                         "}\n",
+                                         -1, NULL);
 #ifdef WITH_A11Y
         /* a11y */
         gtk_widget_class_set_accessible_type(widget_class, VTE_TYPE_TERMINAL_ACCESSIBLE);