diff --git a/core/css/mobile.css b/core/css/mobile.css
index 9dad72a028664964f8e14f6fa670c26a4e402e28..2e515957c802693e0db768c0e2c8b2c552d8ba02 100644
--- a/core/css/mobile.css
+++ b/core/css/mobile.css
@@ -109,9 +109,14 @@
 #controls {
 	min-width: initial !important;
 	left: 0 !important;
-	padding-left: 44px !important;
+	padding-left: 0;
 	padding-right: 0 !important;
 }
+/* position controls for apps with app-navigation */
+#app-navigation+#app-content #controls {
+	padding-left: 44px;
+}
+
 /* .viewer-mode is when text editor, PDF viewer, etc is open */
 #body-user .app-files.viewer-mode #controls {
 	padding-left: 0 !important;