diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconlabel.css b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconlabel.css
index 47f8891703c46..f5ebd8ebfa173 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconlabel.css
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconlabel.css
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
 	font-style: italic;
 }
 
+.monaco-icon-label.italic > .monaco-icon-label-container > .monaco-icon-name-container {
+	padding-right: 2px; /* fix for https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/200309 */
+}
+
 .monaco-icon-label.deprecated {
 	text-decoration: line-through;
 	opacity: 0.66;