diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index 7f3f4d62e1..7bcd25d258 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -1148,7 +1148,6 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
     {
         struct touchregion *region = skin_buffer_alloc(sizeof(*region));
         struct skin_token_list *item;
-        int wpad, hpad;
 
         if (!region)
             return 0;
@@ -1163,24 +1162,24 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
         /* try to add some extra space on either end to make pressing the
          * full bar easier. ~5% on either side
          */
-        wpad = pb->width * 5 / 100;
-        if (wpad > 10)
-            wpad = 10;
-        hpad = pb->height * 5 / 100;
-        if (hpad > 10)
-            hpad = 10;
+        region->wpad = pb->width * 5 / 100;
+        if (region->wpad > 10)
+            region->wpad = 10;
+        region->hpad = pb->height * 5 / 100;
+        if (region->hpad > 10)
+            region->hpad = 10;
 
-        region->x = pb->x - wpad;
+        region->x = pb->x;
         if (region->x < 0)
             region->x = 0;
-        region->width = pb->width + 2 * wpad;
+        region->width = pb->width;
         if (region->x + region->width > curr_vp->vp.x + curr_vp->vp.width)
             region->width = curr_vp->vp.x + curr_vp->vp.width - region->x;
 
-        region->y = pb->y - hpad;
+        region->y = pb->y;
         if (region->y < 0)
             region->y = 0;
-        region->height = pb->height + 2 * hpad;
+        region->height = pb->height;
         if (region->y + region->height > curr_vp->vp.y + curr_vp->vp.height)
             region->height = curr_vp->vp.y + curr_vp->vp.height - region->y;
 
@@ -1541,6 +1540,10 @@ static int parse_touchregion(struct skin_element *element,
     /* should probably do some bounds checking here with the viewport... but later */
     region->action = ACTION_NONE;
 
+    /* padding is only for bars, user defined regions have no need of it */
+    region->wpad = 0;
+    region->hpad = 0;
+
     if (get_param(element, 0)->type == STRING)
     {
         region->label = PTRTOSKINOFFSET(skin_buffer, get_param_text(element, 0));
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_touchsupport.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_touchsupport.c
index b92fd1e83e..045bc809c8 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_touchsupport.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_touchsupport.c
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ int skin_get_touchaction(struct wps_data *data, int* edge_offset,
              * are relative to a preceding viewport */
             vx = x - wvp->vp.x;
             vy = y - wvp->vp.y;
+
+            /* project touches in the padding region so they clamp to the
+             * edge of the region instead */
+            if(r->x - r->wpad <= vx && vx < r->x)
+                vx = r->x;
+            else if(r->x + r->width <= vx && vx < r->x + r->width + r->wpad)
+                vx = r->x + r->width - 1;
+            if(r->y - r->hpad <= vy && vy < r->y)
+                vy = r->y;
+            else if(r->y + r->height <= vy && vy < r->y + r->height + r->hpad)
+                vy = r->y + r->height - 1;
+
             /* now see if the point is inside this region */
             if (vx >= r->x && vx < r->x+r->width &&
                 vy >= r->y && vy < r->y+r->height)
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
index dcad598dab..bf368bc4f3 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ struct touchregion {
     short int y;             /* y-pos */
     short int width;         /* width */
     short int height;        /* height */
+    short int wpad;          /* padding to width */
+    short int hpad;          /* padding to height */
     bool reverse_bar;        /* if true 0% is the left or top */
     bool allow_while_locked;
     enum {