diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/timeline.scss b/frappe/public/scss/timeline.scss
index f761da0ba7..b904ea3bde 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/timeline.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/timeline.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $timeline-item-left-margin: var(--margin-xl);
 $threshold: 50px;
 .new-timeline {
 	position: relative;
-	padding-left: var(--padding-2xl);
+	padding-left: calc(var(--padding-xl) + #{$timeline-item-icon-size}/2);
 	padding-top: var(--padding-xl);
 	&:before {
 		content: ' ';