diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 3e28edd0f3..864ebc8501 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -1372,11 +1372,10 @@ toolbar {
   &.vertical separator { margin: 6px 1px 7px 0; }
 
   &:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) {
-    switch,
-    scale,
-    entry,
-    spinbutton,
-    button {
+    // workaround: add margins to the children of tool items to simulate
+    // spacing, ignore the overflow button (.toggle) and the overflow menu
+    // (.popup)
+    > *:not(.toggle):not(.popup) > * {
       margin-right: 1px;
       margin-bottom: 1px;
     }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index ff8fa57b4d..64c1cf075d 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ toolbar.horizontal separator { margin: 0 7px 1px 6px; }
 
 toolbar.vertical separator { margin: 6px 1px 7px 0; }
 
-toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) switch, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) scale, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) entry, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) spinbutton, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) button { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; }
+toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) > *:not(.toggle):not(.popup) > * { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; color: red; background: green; }
 
 .inline-toolbar { padding: 3px; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-radius: 0  0 5px 5px; }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index df2b78bf86..99e29c7d31 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ toolbar.horizontal separator { margin: 0 7px 1px 6px; }
 
 toolbar.vertical separator { margin: 6px 1px 7px 0; }
 
-toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) switch, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) scale, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) entry, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) spinbutton, toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) button { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; }
+toolbar:not(.inline-toolbar):not(.osd) > *:not(.toggle):not(.popup) > * { margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; color: red; background: green; }
 
 .inline-toolbar { padding: 3px; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-radius: 0  0 5px 5px; }