diff --git a/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp b/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
index 9a64725fee9..679348dc92b 100644
--- a/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
+++ b/editor/themes/theme_modern.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ void ThemeModern::populate_standard_styles(const Ref<EditorTheme> &p_theme, Edit
 			p_theme->set_color("title_button_color", "Tree", p_config.font_color);
 			p_theme->set_color("drop_position_color", "Tree", p_config.accent_color);
 
-			p_theme->set_constant("v_separation", "Tree", Math::pow(p_config.base_margin * 0.2 * EDSCALE, 3));
+			int tree_v_sep = p_config.enable_touch_optimizations ? p_config.separation_margin : Math::pow(p_config.base_margin * 0.2 * EDSCALE, 3);
+			p_theme->set_constant("v_separation", "Tree", tree_v_sep);
 			p_theme->set_constant("h_separation", "Tree", (p_config.increased_margin + 2) * EDSCALE);
 			p_theme->set_constant("guide_width", "Tree", p_config.border_width);
 			p_theme->set_constant("item_margin", "Tree", MAX(3 * p_config.increased_margin * EDSCALE, 12 * EDSCALE));