diff --git a/web/styles/search.css b/web/styles/search.css
index 45c43ce9ae..bcbaf535f5 100644
--- a/web/styles/search.css
+++ b/web/styles/search.css
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
     }
 
     .typeahead-menu .simplebar-content > li > a {
-        padding: 3px 30px;
+        padding: 3px 40px;
         /* Override white-space: nowrap from zulip.css */
         white-space: normal;