diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index ed0a7134d..e095e7e28 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@
     gap: var(--cards-gap);
     margin-block-start: -1ch;
     margin-inline: -1ch;
-    padding: 1ch;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    .cards:not(.is-collapsed) & {
+      padding: 1ch;
+    }
+
     .card {
       inline-size: calc(var(--column-width-expanded) - var(--column-padding-expanded) * 2);
     }