diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 59450dcc15..f0b9e11e57 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@
   //  2. Always quit the application
   //         "on_last_window_closed": "quit_app",
   "on_last_window_closed": "platform_default",
+  // Whether to show padding for zoomed panels.
+  // When enabled, zoomed center panels (e.g. code editor) will have padding all around,
+  // while zoomed bottom/left/right panels will have padding to the top/right/left (respectively).
+  //
+  // Default: true
+  "zoomed_padding": true,
   // Whether to use the system provided dialogs for Open and Save As.
   // When set to false, Zed will use the built-in keyboard-first pickers.
   "use_system_path_prompts": true,
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 3654df09be..0b4694601e 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -6633,6 +6633,10 @@ impl Render for Workspace {
                                         .inset_0()
                                         .shadow_lg();
 
+                                    if !WorkspaceSettings::get_global(cx).zoomed_padding {
+                                       return Some(div);
+                                    }
+
                                     Some(match self.zoomed_position {
                                         Some(DockPosition::Left) => div.right_2().border_r_1(),
                                         Some(DockPosition::Right) => div.left_2().border_l_1(),
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace_settings.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace_settings.rs
index 5635347514..3b6bc1ea97 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace_settings.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct WorkspaceSettings {
     pub on_last_window_closed: OnLastWindowClosed,
     pub resize_all_panels_in_dock: Vec<DockPosition>,
     pub close_on_file_delete: bool,
+    pub zoomed_padding: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
@@ -202,6 +203,12 @@ pub struct WorkspaceSettingsContent {
     ///
     /// Default: false
     pub close_on_file_delete: Option<bool>,
+    /// Whether to show padding for zoomed panels.
+    /// When enabled, zoomed bottom panels will have some top padding,
+    /// while zoomed left/right panels will have padding to the right/left (respectively).
+    ///
+    /// Default: true
+    pub zoomed_padding: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]