diff --git a/lintunes/__init__.py b/lintunes/__init__.py
index 3633f2b..b80a732 100644
--- a/lintunes/__init__.py
+++ b/lintunes/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """LinTunes — iTunes-style music library manager and player for Linux."""
 
-__version__ = "0.31.7"
+__version__ = "0.31.8"
diff --git a/lintunes/gui/main_window.py b/lintunes/gui/main_window.py
index 8264c5a..8944716 100644
--- a/lintunes/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/lintunes/gui/main_window.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         layout.addWidget(self._transport)
 
         splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Orientation.Horizontal)
+        # The handle is the gap between the playlists and the songs: as wide
+        # as the strip left of the playlists, so they sit evenly spaced.
+        splitter.setHandleWidth(SIDEBAR_INSET)
         layout.addWidget(splitter, stretch=1)
 
         self._sidebar = SidebarPanel(manager, self.player)
diff --git a/tests/test_round69.py b/tests/test_round69.py
index 0fc88fd..c97bed2 100644
--- a/tests/test_round69.py
+++ b/tests/test_round69.py
@@ -169,3 +169,12 @@ def test_row_is_knolled_with_equal_gaps_and_ends(qapp, tmp_path):
         # The same GAP everywhere, ends included, at every width.
         left_end, right_end = edges[0][0], bar.width() - 1 - edges[-1][1]
         assert gaps + [left_end, right_end] == [GAP] * 7
+
+
+def test_gap_between_playlists_and_songs_matches_left_inset(qapp, tmp_path):
+    from lintunes.gui.sidebar import SIDEBAR_INSET
+    window = _window(qapp, tmp_path)
+    lists = window._sidebar.list_area
+    left = _x(lists, window)
+    gap = _x(window._content, window) - (left + lists.width())
+    assert left == gap == SIDEBAR_INSET