diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_side-nav.scss b/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_side-nav.scss
index eba704e2604d..3442c11ff932 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_side-nav.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/ui-shell/_side-nav.scss
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--side-nav--fixed
+    .#{$prefix}--side-nav__item:not(.#{$prefix}--side-nav__item--icon)
     .#{$prefix}--side-nav__menu
     a.#{$prefix}--side-nav__link {
     padding-left: mini-units(4);