diff --git a/src/@fuse/components/navigation/vertical/styles/appearances/default.scss b/src/@fuse/components/navigation/vertical/styles/appearances/default.scss
index 569ad4f0..61570ce4 100644
--- a/src/@fuse/components/navigation/vertical/styles/appearances/default.scss
+++ b/src/@fuse/components/navigation/vertical/styles/appearances/default.scss
@@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ fuse-vertical-navigation {
         }
 
         > .fuse-vertical-navigation-item-children {
-            margin-top: 6px;
+
+            > *:first-child {
+                margin-top: 6px;
+            }
 
             > *:last-child {
                 padding-bottom: 6px;