diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListCellController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListCellController.java
index 38d7ed1c7..75ce21dfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListCellController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListCellController.java
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
 import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.geometry.Insets;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
 
 // unscoped because each cell needs its own controller
 public class VaultListCellController implements FxController {
 
+	private static final Insets COMPACT_INSETS = new Insets(6, 12, 6, 12);
+	private static final Insets DEFAULT_INSETS = new Insets(12);
+
 	private final ObjectProperty<Vault> vault = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
 	private final ObservableValue<FontAwesome5Icon> glyph;
 	private final ObservableValue<Boolean> compactMode;
@@ -25,6 +31,8 @@ public class VaultListCellController implements FxController {
 
 	/* FXML */
 	public FontAwesome5IconView vaultStateView;
+	@FXML
+	public HBox vaultListCell;
 
 	@Inject
 	VaultListCellController(Settings settings) {
@@ -37,6 +45,7 @@ public class VaultListCellController implements FxController {
 				.onCondition(vault.flatMap(Vault::stateProperty).map(VaultState.Value.PROCESSING::equals).orElse(false)) //
 				.afterStop(() -> vaultStateView.setRotate(0)) //
 				.build();
+		this.vaultListCell.paddingProperty().bind(compactMode.map(c -> c ? COMPACT_INSETS : DEFAULT_INSETS));
 	}
 
 	// TODO deduplicate w/ VaultDetailController
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_list_cell.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_list_cell.fxml
index c6cc8cf24..20df9b924 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_list_cell.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/fxml/vault_list_cell.fxml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <?import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.FontAwesome5IconView?>
-<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 <HBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
 	  xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
+	  fx:id="vaultListCell"
 	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow.VaultListCellController"
 	  prefHeight="60"
 	  prefWidth="200"
 	  spacing="12"
 	  alignment="CENTER_LEFT">
 	<!-- Remark Check the containing list view for a fixed cell size before editing height properties -->
-	<padding>
-		<Insets topRightBottomLeft="12"/>
-	</padding>
 	<children>
 		<VBox alignment="CENTER" minWidth="20">
 			<FontAwesome5IconView fx:id="vaultStateView" glyph="${controller.glyph}" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" glyphSize="16"/>