diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 9b1a970a5b..b1bcd2701a 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ button {
   &.circular { // The Bloody Circul Button
     border-radius: 9999px;
     -gtk-outline-radius: 9999px;
+    padding: 4px; /* circles instead of ellipses */
 
     label { padding: 0; }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 7cb5f5f467..222fdce14c 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ button.font > box > box > label { font-weight: bold; }
 
 .primary-toolbar button { -gtk-icon-shadow: none; }
 
-button.circular { border-radius: 9999px; -gtk-outline-radius: 9999px; background-origin: padding-box, border-box; background-clip: padding-box, border-box; }
+button.circular { border-radius: 9999px; -gtk-outline-radius: 9999px; padding: 4px; /* circles instead of ellipses */ background-origin: padding-box, border-box; background-clip: padding-box, border-box; }
 
 button.circular label { padding: 0; }
 
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index 1aed86ee35..112a372758 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ button.font > box > box > label { font-weight: bold; }
 
 .primary-toolbar button { -gtk-icon-shadow: none; }
 
-button.circular { border-radius: 9999px; -gtk-outline-radius: 9999px; background-origin: padding-box, border-box; background-clip: padding-box, border-box; }
+button.circular { border-radius: 9999px; -gtk-outline-radius: 9999px; padding: 4px; /* circles instead of ellipses */ background-origin: padding-box, border-box; background-clip: padding-box, border-box; }
 
 button.circular label { padding: 0; }