diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index d5e9f8c68..4e73fffce 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
             .class((launcherPaneIsHorizontal ? "horizontal" : "vertical") + "-layout")
             .optChild(fullWidthTabBar, new FlexContainer('row')
                 .class("tab-row-container")
+                .child(new FlexContainer( "row").id("tab-row-left-spacer"))
                 .child(new LeftPaneToggleWidget(true))
                 .child(new TabRowWidget().class("full-width"))
                 .css('height', '40px')
diff --git a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
index 7225f49d5..9d6a515eb 100644
--- a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -1276,8 +1276,12 @@ textarea {
     color: var(--muted-text-color);
 }
 
+#tab-row-left-spacer {
+    width: env(titlebar-area-x);
+    -webkit-app-region: drag;
+}
+
 .tab-row-container {
-    padding-left: env(titlebar-area-x);
     margin-right: calc(100vw, env(titlebar-area-width, 100vw));
 }