diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c93982c4f7e3..26a861b2d130 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](crates/epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](crates/eframe/CHANGELOG
 * Trigger `PointerEvent::Released` for drags ([#2094](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2094)).
 * Expose `TextEdit`'s multiline flag to AccessKit ([#2448](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2448)).
 * Don't render `\r` (Carriage Return) ([#2452](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2452)).
+* The `button_padding` style option works closer as expected with image+text buttons now ([#2510](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/2510)).
 
 
 ## 0.20.1 - 2022-12-11 - Fix key-repeat
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
index 19385470067f..7f050a06ce49 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ impl Widget for Button {
 
             if let Some(image) = image {
                 let image_rect = Rect::from_min_size(
-                    pos2(rect.min.x, rect.center().y - 0.5 - (image.size().y / 2.0)),
+                    pos2(
+                        rect.min.x + button_padding.x,
+                        rect.center().y - 0.5 - (image.size().y / 2.0),
+                    ),
                     image.size(),
                 );
                 image.paint_at(ui, image_rect);