diff --git a/awesome/src/widgets/systray.lua b/awesome/src/widgets/systray.lua
index c9dfb86..2c227d6 100644
--- a/awesome/src/widgets/systray.lua
+++ b/awesome/src/widgets/systray.lua
@@ -8,16 +8,19 @@ local color = require("src.theme.colors")
 local dpi = require("beautiful").xresources.apply_dpi
 local gears = require("gears")
 local wibox = require("wibox")
+
+local capi = {
+    awesome = awesome,
+}
+
 require("src.core.signals")
 
-
 return function(s)
-
     local systray = wibox.widget {
         {
             {
                 wibox.widget.systray(),
-                margins = dpi(6),
+                margins = dpi(0),
                 widget = wibox.container.margin,
                 id = 'st'
             },
@@ -34,6 +37,16 @@ return function(s)
     -- Signals
     Hover_signal(systray.container, color["Red200"])
 
+    capi.awesome.connect_signal("systray::update", function()
+        local num_entries = capi.awesome.systray()
+
+        if num_entries == 0 then
+            systray.container.st:set_margins(dpi(0))
+        else
+            systray.container.st:set_margins(dpi(6))
+        end
+    end)
+
     systray.container.st.widget:set_base_size(dpi(20))
 
     return systray