diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
index 70cb28fa937..86f5ba9c975 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_draw.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 #define SEQ_LEFTHANDLE 1
 #define SEQ_RIGHTHANDLE 2
 
-#define SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MIN 7.0f
-#define SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MAX 40.0f
+#define SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MIN 5.25f
+#define SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MAX 30.0f
 
 #define SEQ_SCROLLER_TEXT_OFFSET 8
 
@@ -449,11 +449,11 @@ static void drawmeta_contents(Scene *scene, Sequence *seqm, float x1, float y1,
 }
 
 /* clamp handles to defined size in pixel space */
 float sequence_handle_size_get_clamped(Sequence *seq, const float pixelx)
 {
   const float minhandle = pixelx * SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MIN;
   const float maxhandle = pixelx * SEQ_HANDLE_SIZE_MAX;
-  float size = CLAMPIS(seq->handsize, minhandle, maxhandle);
+  float size = CLAMPIS(seq->handsize * 0.75f, minhandle, maxhandle);
 
   /* ensure we're not greater than half width */
   return min_ff(size, ((float)(seq->enddisp - seq->startdisp) / 2.0f) / pixelx);
@@ -479,26 +479,26 @@ static void draw_seq_handle(View2D *v2d,
   /* set up co-ordinates/dimensions for either left or right handle */
   if (direction == SEQ_LEFTHANDLE) {
     rx1 = x1;
-    rx2 = x1 + handsize_clamped * 0.75f;
+    rx2 = x1 + handsize_clamped;
 
-    v1[0] = x1 + handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v1[0] = x1 + handsize_clamped / 3;
     v1[1] = y1 + (((y1 + y2) / 2.0f - y1) / 2);
-    v2[0] = x1 + handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v2[0] = x1 + handsize_clamped / 3;
     v2[1] = y2 - (((y1 + y2) / 2.0f - y1) / 2);
-    v3[0] = v2[0] + handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v3[0] = v2[0] + handsize_clamped / 3;
     v3[1] = (y1 + y2) / 2.0f;
 
     whichsel = SEQ_LEFTSEL;
   }
   else if (direction == SEQ_RIGHTHANDLE) {
-    rx1 = x2 - handsize_clamped * 0.75f;
+    rx1 = x2 - handsize_clamped;
     rx2 = x2;
 
-    v1[0] = x2 - handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v1[0] = x2 - handsize_clamped / 3;
     v1[1] = y1 + (((y1 + y2) / 2.0f - y1) / 2);
-    v2[0] = x2 - handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v2[0] = x2 - handsize_clamped / 3;
     v2[1] = y2 - (((y1 + y2) / 2.0f - y1) / 2);
-    v3[0] = v2[0] - handsize_clamped / 4;
+    v3[0] = v2[0] - handsize_clamped / 3;
     v3[1] = (y1 + y2) / 2.0f;
 
     whichsel = SEQ_RIGHTSEL;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void draw_seq_handle(View2D *v2d,
     }
     else {
       numstr_len = BLI_snprintf_rlen(numstr, sizeof(numstr), "%d", seq->enddisp - 1);
-      x1 = x2 - handsize_clamped * 0.75f;
+      x1 = x2 - handsize_clamped;
       y1 = y2 + 0.05f;
     }
     UI_view2d_text_cache_add(v2d, x1, y1, numstr, numstr_len, col);
@@ -962,8 +962,8 @@ static void draw_seq_strip(const bContext *C,
   immUnbindProgram();
 
   /* calculate if seq is long enough to print a name */
-  x1 = seq->startdisp + handsize_clamped;
-  x2 = seq->enddisp - handsize_clamped;
+  float text_margin = handsize_clamped * 1.3333f;
+  x1 = seq->startdisp + text_margin;
+  x2 = seq->enddisp - text_margin;
 
   float scroller_vert_xoffs = (V2D_SCROLL_HANDLE_WIDTH + SEQ_SCROLLER_TEXT_OFFSET) * pixelx;