diff --git a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
index ecbf9c2aa..aea494098 100644
--- a/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
+++ b/packages/dockview-core/src/splitview/splitview.ts
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ export class Splitview {
             viewLeftOffsets.push(totalLeftOffset);
 
             const offset = Math.min(
-                Math.max(0, totalLeftOffset - 2),
+                Math.max(0, totalLeftOffset - (1 + this.margin) / 2),
                 this.size - this.margin
             );