diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
index 28cce85a1..4e8ffdedc 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
   </div>
   
   @readme.map { content =>
-  <div class="box">
+  <div id="readme" class="box">
     <div class="box-header">README.md</div>
     <div class="box-content">@markdown(content, repository, false, false)</div>
   </div>
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css b/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
index 02964a8e6..5ed57681d 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/assets/common/css/gitbucket.css
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ pre.blob {
   padding-left: 20px;
 }
 
+#readme .box-content {
+  padding: 30px;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* Issues */
 /****************************************************************************/
@@ -815,4 +819,4 @@ div.markdown-body table colgroup + tbody tr:first-child td:last-child {
   -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 4px;
           border-top-right-radius: 4px;
   -moz-border-radius-topright: 4px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}