diff --git a/.changeset/stupid-bikes-eat.md b/.changeset/stupid-bikes-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58386ff0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stupid-bikes-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'gitbook': patch
+---
+
+Fix - whitespace added to site section tabs with icons.
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SiteSectionTabs/SiteSectionTabs.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SiteSectionTabs/SiteSectionTabs.tsx
index a194c8dc2..e864406d3 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SiteSectionTabs/SiteSectionTabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SiteSectionTabs/SiteSectionTabs.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const Tab = React.forwardRef<
             role="tab"
             href={href}
         >
-            <span ref={ref} className={tcls('inline-flex gap-2 items-center w-full truncate')}>
+            <span ref={ref} className={tcls('flex gap-2 items-center w-full truncate')}>
                 {icon}
                 {label}
             </span>