diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
index 8fb3bfd37ad..19400dd3996 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ $data-table-cell-min-width-file-size: $data-table-cell-min-width !default;
         min-height: inherit;
 
         &:first-child {
-            padding-left: 15px;
+            margin-left: 15px;
             box-sizing: content-box;
         }