diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/base.html b/addons/base/static/src/base.html
index c18860dcd15..314422d826b 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/base.html
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/base.html
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/base/static/lib/jquery.superfish/css/superfish.css" media="screen">
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/base/static/src/css/base.css" type="text/css"/>
+    <!--[if lte IE 7]>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/base/static/src/css/base-ie7.css" type="text/css"/>
+    <![endif]-->
 
     <script type="text/javascript">
         $(function() {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/css/base-ie7.css b/addons/base/static/src/css/base-ie7.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35599dbdd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/css/base-ie7.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+.openerp .menu span {
+    min-width: 0px;
+}
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
index b09c9d7a161..bf3d24b2829 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ body.openerp {
     
     text-align: center;
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    margin: 3px 1px;
+    margin: 2px 1px;
     height: 23px;
 }
 .openerp .menu span {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ body.openerp {
     height: 23px;
     padding: 0 9px 0 6px;
     background: url(../img/menu-item.png) 100% 0 no-repeat;
-    line-height: 22px;
+    line-height: 23px;
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 85%;
 }