diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cca3d366..15b0e55c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 * Default color theme from a variant of the Zenburn theme, to a
   variant of the Solarized dark theme.
+* Default `pad` from 2x2 to 0x0 (i.e. no padding at all).
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 3ecb3db5..87452cd6 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2821,8 +2821,8 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
             .width = 700,
             .height = 500,
         },
-        .pad_x = 2,
-        .pad_y = 2,
+        .pad_x = 0,
+        .pad_y = 0,
         .resize_delay_ms = 100,
         .bold_in_bright = {
             .enabled = false,
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index a0cf69f5..7382a1d2 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ commented out will usually be installed to */etc/xdg/foot/foot.ini*.
 	To instead center the grid content, append *center* (e.g. *pad=5x5
 	center*).
 	
-	Default: _2x2_.
+	Default: _0x0_.
 
 *resize-delay-ms*
 	Time, in milliseconds, of "idle time" before foot sends the new
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index 926ed499..3b8b6f16 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # initial-window-size-pixels=700x500  # Or,
 # initial-window-size-chars=<COLSxROWS>
 # initial-window-mode=windowed
-# pad=2x2                             # optionally append 'center'
+# pad=0x0                             # optionally append 'center'
 # resize-delay-ms=100
 
 # notify=notify-send -a ${app-id} -i ${app-id} ${title} ${body}