diff --git a/.changeset/thin-geese-hope.md b/.changeset/thin-geese-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47dd18be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-geese-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@xyflow/system': patch
+'@xyflow/react': patch
+'@xyflow/svelte': patch
+---
+
+Fix legacy padding being slightly larger than before
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
index 0e9b8d85..7fa4a3d8 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/general.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const rendererPointToPoint = ({ x, y }: XYPosition, [tx, ty, tScale]: Tra
  */
 function parsePadding(padding: PaddingWithUnit, viewport: number): number {
   if (typeof padding === 'number') {
-    return Math.floor(viewport - viewport / (1 + padding));
+    return Math.floor((viewport - viewport / (1 + padding)) * 0.5);
   }
 
   if (typeof padding === 'string' && padding.endsWith('px')) {