diff --git a/packages/loot-design/src/components/autocomplete-styles.js b/packages/loot-design/src/components/autocomplete-styles.js
index 11a373716f799f40faef1b0df03132cda11e0075..80de0915c351de45ff7240d48ce0f583ffe77611 100644
--- a/packages/loot-design/src/components/autocomplete-styles.js
+++ b/packages/loot-design/src/components/autocomplete-styles.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ const colourStyles = {
     outline: 0,
     marginLeft: -1,
     marginRight: 1,
-    padding: '5px 3px',
+    padding: '6px 2px',
     minHeight: 'auto',
   }),
   input: styles => ({
     ...styles,
-    padding: 0,
+    padding: '0 2px',
     margin: 0,
   }),
   menuPortal: styles => ({
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/793.md b/upcoming-release-notes/793.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e87f42f45316acf05e66c41cf74f5940b106bb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/793.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [j-f1]
+---
+
+Slightly improve the layout of the new autocomplete.