diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm b/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
index b5d1fff5e7d..d9eeb2c83b9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qmacstyle_mac.mm
@@ -1142,7 +1142,12 @@ void QMacStylePrivate::tabLayout(const QStyleOptionTab *opt, const QWidget *widg
                     tabIconSize.width(), tabIconSize.height());
         if (!verticalTabs)
             *iconRect = proxyStyle->visualRect(opt->direction, opt->rect, *iconRect);
-        tr.setLeft(tr.left() + tabIconSize.width() + 4);
+
+        int stylePadding = proxyStyle->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_TabBarTabHSpace, opt, widget) / 2;
+        stylePadding -= hpadding;
+
+        tr.setLeft(tr.left() + stylePadding + tabIconSize.width() + 4);
+        tr.setRight(tr.right() - stylePadding - tabIconSize.width() - 4);
     }
 
     if (!verticalTabs)
diff --git a/tests/manual/qtabbar/main.cpp b/tests/manual/qtabbar/main.cpp
index 466a7e20fc7..82bcd838e67 100644
--- a/tests/manual/qtabbar/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/qtabbar/main.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // right
 //    tabBar.setShape(QTabBar::RoundedEast);
 
+    const auto shortLabel = QStringLiteral("Tab %1");
+    const auto longLabel = QStringLiteral("An Extremely Long Tab Label %1");
+
     QMap<int, QWidget*> tabs;
     for (int i = 0; i < TabCount; i++) {
         QString tabNumberString = QString::number(i);
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         tabs[i] = label;
         label->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
         stackedWidget.addWidget(label);
-        tabBar.addTab(QStringLiteral("Tab %1").arg(tabNumberString));
+        tabBar.addTab(shortLabel.arg(tabNumberString));
     }
 
     QObject::connect(&tabBar, &QTabBar::tabMoved, [&tabs](int from, int to) {
@@ -205,6 +208,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             tabBar.setTabIcon(i, icon);
     });
 
+    form.ui->longLabelButton->setChecked(false);
+    QObject::connect(form.ui->longLabelButton, &QCheckBox::toggled, [&] {
+        const auto &label = form.ui->longLabelButton->isChecked() ? longLabel : shortLabel;
+        for (int i = 0; i < tabBar.count(); i++)
+            tabBar.setTabText(i, label.arg(i));
+    });
+
     QObject::connect(form.ui->shapeComboBox, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), [&](int index) {
         Q_UNUSED(index);
         // TODO
diff --git a/tests/manual/qtabbar/tabbarform.ui b/tests/manual/qtabbar/tabbarform.ui
index 17100b3b62e..f8766f22f27 100644
--- a/tests/manual/qtabbar/tabbarform.ui
+++ b/tests/manual/qtabbar/tabbarform.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>308</width>
-    <height>260</height>
+    <height>308</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -22,65 +22,7 @@
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-     <item row="10" column="1">
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rightAlignedButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Right aligned</string>
-       </property>
-       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
-        <string notr="true">textAlignmentGroup</string>
-       </attribute>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="8" column="1">
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="leftAlignedButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Left aligned</string>
-       </property>
-       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
-        <string notr="true">textAlignmentGroup</string>
-       </attribute>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="2" column="1">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="closableTabsButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Closable tabs</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="8" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Tabs alignment:</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="alignment">
-        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="1" column="1">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="movableTabsButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Movable tabs</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="0" column="1">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="documentModeButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Document mode</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="3" column="1">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="expandingTabsButton">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Expanding</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="6" column="1">
+     <item row="7" column="1">
       <widget class="QComboBox" name="shapeComboBox">
        <property name="enabled">
         <bool>false</bool>
@@ -107,7 +49,7 @@
        </item>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="7" column="0">
+     <item row="8" column="0">
       <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
        <property name="orientation">
         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -120,19 +62,6 @@
        </property>
       </spacer>
      </item>
-     <item row="5" column="1">
-      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>20</width>
-         <height>12</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
        <property name="text">
@@ -143,17 +72,38 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="9" column="1">
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="centeredButton">
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="documentModeButton">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Centered</string>
+        <string>Document mode</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="closableTabsButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Closable tabs</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="9" column="1">
+      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="leftAlignedButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Left aligned</string>
        </property>
        <attribute name="buttonGroup">
         <string notr="true">textAlignmentGroup</string>
        </attribute>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="6" column="0">
+     <item row="1" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="movableTabsButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Movable tabs</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="7" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Tab shape (TODO):</string>
@@ -163,6 +113,36 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="3" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="expandingTabsButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Expanding</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="9" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Tabs alignment:</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="6" column="1">
+      <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>20</width>
+         <height>12</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item row="4" column="1">
       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="displayIconButton">
        <property name="text">
@@ -170,6 +150,33 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="10" column="1">
+      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="centeredButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Centered</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">textAlignmentGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="11" column="1">
+      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="rightAlignedButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Right aligned</string>
+       </property>
+       <attribute name="buttonGroup">
+        <string notr="true">textAlignmentGroup</string>
+       </attribute>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="5" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="longLabelButton">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Long tab label</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
   </layout>