diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index f554b813d..28c819425 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ static void render_container_tabbed(struct sway_output *output,
 	struct border_colors *current_colors = &config->border_colors.unfocused;
 	struct sway_container_state *pstate = &con->current;
 
-	int tab_width = pstate->swayc_width / pstate->children->length;
+	double width_gap_adjustment = 2 * pstate->current_gaps;
+	int tab_width =
+		(pstate->swayc_width - width_gap_adjustment) / pstate->children->length;
 
 	// Render tabs
 	for (int i = 0; i < pstate->children->length; ++i) {
@@ -628,7 +630,8 @@ static void render_container_tabbed(struct sway_output *output,
 
 		// Make last tab use the remaining width of the parent
 		if (i == pstate->children->length - 1) {
-			tab_width = pstate->swayc_width - tab_width * i;
+			tab_width =
+				pstate->swayc_width - width_gap_adjustment - tab_width * i;
 		}
 
 		render_titlebar(output, damage, child, x, cstate->swayc_y, tab_width,