diff --git a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
index 1a471034972..af28e6fcb93 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ module IssuablesHelper
       author_output
     end
 
-    output << content_tag(:span, (issuable_first_contribution_icon if issuable.first_contribution?), class: 'has-tooltip', title: _('1st contribution!'))
+    output << content_tag(:span, (issuable_first_contribution_icon if issuable.first_contribution?), class: 'has-tooltip prepend-left-4', title: _('1st contribution!'))
 
     output << content_tag(:span, (issuable.task_status if issuable.tasks?), id: "task_status", class: "d-none d-sm-none d-md-inline-block prepend-left-8")
     output << content_tag(:span, (issuable.task_status_short if issuable.tasks?), id: "task_status_short", class: "d-md-none")
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/39010-add-left-margin-to-1st-time-contributor-badge.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/39010-add-left-margin-to-1st-time-contributor-badge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..758b97deb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/39010-add-left-margin-to-1st-time-contributor-badge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add left margin to 1st time contributor badge
+merge_request: 25216
+author: Gokhan Apaydin
+type: fixed