diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
index 5db94a7d25..5e5fc58a77 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tr.alt {
 /* SORTABLE TABLES */
 
 thead th {
-    padding: 0;
+    padding: 2px 5px;
     line-height: normal;
 }
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/changelists.css b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/changelists.css
index 4c1e7aae98..3c1a8c16a9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/changelists.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/changelists.css
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 /* CHANGELIST TABLES */
 
 #changelist table thead th {
+    padding: 0;
     white-space: nowrap;
     vertical-align: middle;
 }