diff --git a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemMenuBarView.j b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemMenuBarView.j
index 8393dedd4..4490c669e 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemMenuBarView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemMenuBarView.j
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ var SelectionColor                              = nil,
         _imageAndTextView = [[_CPImageAndTextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(HORIZONTAL_MARGIN, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)];
 
         [_imageAndTextView setImagePosition:CPImageLeft];
+        [_imageAndTextView setImageOffset:3.0];
         [_imageAndTextView setTextShadowOffset:CGSizeMake(0.0, 1.0)];
         [_imageAndTextView setAutoresizingMask:CPViewMinYMargin | CPViewMaxYMargin];