diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e17f8f70b2fa18a374f6fd5254f8bdc8448408e5..4c25205e42af8dc85ddd22ab5a4138cbb651f551 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
  * Build the static library part with libtool to get correctly linked
    (fixes #4235).
+ * Add some border spaces in the preferences dialog for better look&feel.
 
 
 2008-05-16  Enrico Tröger  <enrico(dot)troeger(at)uvena(dot)de>
diff --git a/lib/prefs.c b/lib/prefs.c
index 5d84d565a16e4c141761dbe1ee5adeadd6dae969..9accde5ed3567c774ab61601e5c995d4068f18eb 100644
--- a/lib/prefs.c
+++ b/lib/prefs.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ GtkWidget *dict_prefs_dialog_show(GtkWidget *parent, DictData *dd)
 		notebook_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 2);
 		gtk_widget_show(notebook_vbox);
 		inner_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
+		gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(inner_vbox), 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(inner_vbox);
 		gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook), notebook_vbox, gtk_label_new(_("General")));
 
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ GtkWidget *dict_prefs_dialog_show(GtkWidget *parent, DictData *dd)
 		notebook_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 2);
 		gtk_widget_show(notebook_vbox);
 		inner_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
+		gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(inner_vbox), 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(inner_vbox);
 		gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook), notebook_vbox, gtk_label_new(_("Dict")));
 
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ GtkWidget *dict_prefs_dialog_show(GtkWidget *parent, DictData *dd)
 		notebook_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(notebook_vbox);
 		inner_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
+		gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(inner_vbox), 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(inner_vbox);
 		gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook), notebook_vbox, gtk_label_new(_("Web")));
 
@@ -491,6 +494,7 @@ GtkWidget *dict_prefs_dialog_show(GtkWidget *parent, DictData *dd)
 		notebook_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(notebook_vbox);
 		inner_vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
+		gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(inner_vbox), 5);
 		gtk_widget_show(inner_vbox);
 		gtk_notebook_append_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(notebook), notebook_vbox, gtk_label_new(_("Aspell")));