To reproduce: 1. Add a RadRibbonBar 2. Apply Office2013Light theme 3. Use the following code snippet: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); this.radRibbonBar1.CloseButton = false; this.radRibbonBar1.MinimizeButton = false; this.radRibbonBar1.MaximizeButton = false; this.radRibbonBar1.ApplicationMenuStyle = Telerik.WinControls.UI.ApplicationMenuStyle.ApplicationMenu; } Workaround: this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationButtonElement.Margin = new Padding(3, 8, 0, 0);