diff --git a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
index f1fea5d4..add412d6 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
                                     navLabel(title: NSLocalizedString("Settings", comment: "Sidebar menu label for accessing the app settings"), systemImage: "gear")
                                 }
                             }
+                            .labelStyle(SideMenuLabelStyle())
                             .padding([.top, .bottom], verticalSpacing)
                         }
                     }
@@ -175,6 +176,17 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
             .foregroundColor(textColor())
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
     }
+    
+    struct SideMenuLabelStyle: LabelStyle {
+        func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
+            HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 8) {
+                configuration.icon
+                    .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+                    .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
+                configuration.title
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct Previews_SideMenuView_Previews: PreviewProvider {