diff -rNaud xfce4-panel-4.4.2-orig/plugins/systray/systray.c xfce4-panel-4.4.2/plugins/systray/systray.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.4.2-orig/plugins/systray/systray.c	2007-11-17 20:30:58.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.4.2/plugins/systray/systray.c	2007-12-24 13:42:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@
     if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)
     {
         gtk_alignment_set_padding (GTK_ALIGNMENT (systray->align), 
-                                   0, 0, 3, 3);
+                                   0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
     else
     {
         gtk_alignment_set_padding (GTK_ALIGNMENT (systray->align), 
-                                   3, 3, 0, 0);
+                                   0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
             xfce_hvbox_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, FALSE, 3);
         
         gtk_alignment_set_padding (GTK_ALIGNMENT (systray->align), 
-                                   0, 0, 3, 3);
+                                   0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
             xfce_hvbox_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, FALSE, 3);
         
         gtk_alignment_set_padding (GTK_ALIGNMENT (systray->align), 
-                                   3, 3, 0, 0);
+                                   0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
     
     gtk_widget_show (systray->iconbox);