diff --git a/less/dashboard.less b/less/dashboard.less
index 8fb0f0b..a639211 100644
--- a/less/dashboard.less
+++ b/less/dashboard.less
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 @dashboard-menu-section-item-color-hover: @dashboard-primary-background;
 @dashboard-menu-section-item-color-active: @dashboard-primary-background;
 @dashboard-menu-section-icon-padding: 6px;
+@dashboard-menu-section-icon-size: 18px + 2*@dashboard-menu-section-icon-padding;
 @dashboard-menu-section-icon-border-radius: @global-border-radius;
 @dashboard-menu-section-icon-color: @global-meta-color;
 @dashboard-menu-section-sublist-padding-left: @nav-sublist-padding-left + @dashboard-menu-section-icon-padding;
@@ -80,8 +81,11 @@
 @dashboard-elements: #page_content .message, bottom > div;
 
 .menu-icon {
-  display: block;
-  padding: @dashboard-menu-section-icon-padding;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: @dashboard-menu-section-icon-size;
+  height: @dashboard-menu-section-icon-size;
   border-radius: @dashboard-menu-section-icon-border-radius;
   background-color: transparent;
   color: @dashboard-menu-section-icon-color;