diff --git a/bec_widgets/utils/compact_popup.py b/bec_widgets/utils/compact_popup.py
index cb5203b8..a66e6223 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/compact_popup.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/compact_popup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import time
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QToolButton
+
 from bec_qthemes import material_icon
 from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Qt, Signal
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
@@ -122,15 +124,14 @@ class CompactPopupWidget(QWidget):
         self.compact_view_widget = QWidget(self)
         self.compact_view_widget.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
         QHBoxLayout(self.compact_view_widget)
-        self.compact_view_widget.layout().setSpacing(0)
+        self.compact_view_widget.layout().setSpacing(5)
         self.compact_view_widget.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.compact_view_widget.layout().addSpacerItem(
             QSpacerItem(0, 0, QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
         )
         self.compact_label = QLabel(self.compact_view_widget)
         self.compact_status = LedLabel(self.compact_view_widget)
-        self.compact_show_popup = QPushButton(self.compact_view_widget)
-        self.compact_show_popup.setFlat(True)
+        self.compact_show_popup = QToolButton(self.compact_view_widget)
         self.compact_show_popup.setIcon(
             material_icon(icon_name="expand_content", size=(10, 10), convert_to_pixmap=False)
         )