diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogeditor.cpp
index 62e3fdf821d..cb198077d02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogeditor.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ QtMessageLogEditor::QtMessageLogEditor(const QModelIndex &index,
     format.setName(_("prompt"));
     format.setHeight(9);
     format.setWidth(9);
+    textCursor().insertText(_(" "));
     textCursor().insertImage(format);
     textCursor().insertText(_("  "));
     m_startOfEditableArea = textCursor().position();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogitemdelegate.h b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogitemdelegate.h
index 7d35f507273..ffb76d85e21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogitemdelegate.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessagelogitemdelegate.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
     static const int TASK_ICON_SIZE = 16;
-    static const int ITEM_PADDING = 7;
+    static const int ITEM_PADDING = 8;
     static const int ITEM_SPACING = 4;
 
 };