diff --git a/mods/HUD/hudbars/default_settings.lua b/mods/HUD/hudbars/default_settings.lua
index 539c632b..91d3c67e 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/hudbars/default_settings.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/hudbars/default_settings.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ else
 	hb.settings.start_offset_right.y = hb.load_setting("hudbars_start_statbar_offset_right_y", "number", -90)
 end
 -- Modified in MCL2!
-hb.settings.vmargin  = hb.load_setting("hudbars_vmargin", "number", 32)
+hb.settings.vmargin  = hb.load_setting("hudbars_vmargin", "number", 28)
 hb.settings.tick = hb.load_setting("hudbars_tick", "number", 0.1)
 
 -- Experimental setting: Changing this setting is not officially supported, do NOT rely on it!
diff --git a/mods/HUD/hudbars/settingtypes.txt b/mods/HUD/hudbars/settingtypes.txt
index 3e4390e2..77c1dd09 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/hudbars/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/mods/HUD/hudbars/settingtypes.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ hudbars_start_statbar_offset_right_x (Right HUD statbar x offset) int 25
 hudbars_start_statbar_offset_right_y (Right HUD statbar y offset) int -90
 
 # The vertical distance between two HUD bars, in pixels.
-hudbars_vmargin (Vertical distance between HUD bars) int 24 0
+hudbars_vmargin (Vertical distance between HUD bars) int 28 0
 
 [Performance]
 # The of seconds which need to pass before the server updates the default HUD bars
diff --git a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
index 410aeb36..addd92e0 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ local function set_hud(player)
 			-- Tweak offset if hudbars mod was found
 
 			local rows = math.floor((#hb.get_hudbar_identifiers()-1) / 2) + 1
-			local vmargin = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("hudbars_vmargin")) or 24
+			local vmargin = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("hudbars_vmargin")) or 28
 			off.y = -76 - vmargin*rows
 		end