diff --git a/dialog/base.go b/dialog/base.go
index adf6738c18..a40609ab24 100644
--- a/dialog/base.go
+++ b/dialog/base.go
@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ func (d *dialog) Show() {
 }
 
 func (d *dialog) Layout(obj []fyne.CanvasObject, size fyne.Size) {
-	d.bg.Move(fyne.NewPos(-theme.Padding(), -theme.Padding()))
-	d.bg.Resize(size.Add(fyne.NewSize(theme.Padding()*2, theme.Padding()*2)))
+	d.bg.Move(fyne.NewPos(0, 0))
+	d.bg.Resize(size)
 
-	textMin := obj[2].MinSize()
 	btnMin := obj[3].MinSize().Union(obj[3].Size())
 
 	// icon
@@ -119,21 +118,23 @@ func (d *dialog) Layout(obj []fyne.CanvasObject, size fyne.Size) {
 	obj[0].Resize(fyne.NewSize(iconHeight, iconHeight))
 	obj[0].Move(fyne.NewPos(size.Width-iconHeight+theme.Padding(), -theme.Padding()))
 
-	// content (text)
-	obj[2].Move(fyne.NewPos(size.Width/2-(textMin.Width/2), size.Height-padHeight-btnMin.Height-textMin.Height-theme.Padding()))
-	obj[2].Resize(fyne.NewSize(textMin.Width, textMin.Height))
-
 	// buttons
 	obj[3].Resize(btnMin)
 	obj[3].Move(fyne.NewPos(size.Width/2-(btnMin.Width/2), size.Height-padHeight-btnMin.Height))
+
+	// content
+	contentStart := d.label.Position().Y + d.label.MinSize().Height + padHeight
+	contentEnd := obj[3].Position().Y - theme.Padding()
+	obj[2].Move(fyne.NewPos((padWidth / 2), d.label.MinSize().Height+padHeight))
+	obj[2].Resize(fyne.NewSize(size.Width-padWidth, contentEnd-contentStart))
 }
 
 func (d *dialog) MinSize(obj []fyne.CanvasObject) fyne.Size {
-	textMin := obj[2].MinSize()
+	contentMin := obj[2].MinSize()
 	btnMin := obj[3].MinSize().Union(obj[3].Size())
 
-	width := fyne.Max(fyne.Max(textMin.Width, btnMin.Width), obj[4].MinSize().Width) + padWidth*2
-	height := textMin.Height + btnMin.Height + d.label.MinSize().Height + theme.Padding() + padHeight*2
+	width := fyne.Max(fyne.Max(contentMin.Width, btnMin.Width), obj[4].MinSize().Width) + padWidth
+	height := contentMin.Height + btnMin.Height + d.label.MinSize().Height + theme.Padding() + padHeight*2
 
 	return fyne.NewSize(width, height)
 }
diff --git a/dialog/base_test.go b/dialog/base_test.go
index 0a62038e1b..94d0d2f068 100644
--- a/dialog/base_test.go
+++ b/dialog/base_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ func TestShowCustom_ApplyTheme(t *testing.T) {
 	test.ApplyTheme(t, theme.DarkTheme())
 	w := test.NewWindow(canvas.NewRectangle(color.Transparent))
 	w.Resize(fyne.NewSize(300, 200))
-	d := NewCustom("Title", "OK", widget.NewLabel("Content"), w)
+
+	label := widget.NewLabel("Content")
+	label.Alignment = fyne.TextAlignCenter
+
+	d := NewCustom("Title", "OK", label, w)
 
 	d.Show()
 	test.AssertImageMatches(t, "dialog-custom-dark.png", w.Canvas().Capture())
diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_expanded_theme_dark.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_expanded_theme_dark.png
index 28f09ca804..b47e9b9f41 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_expanded_theme_light.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_expanded_theme_light.png
index fb4bc0a609..f87a2d6446 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_recents_theme_dark.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_recents_theme_dark.png
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_recents_theme_light.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_recents_theme_light.png
index 8254e3b340..b2b16bab6b 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_recents_theme_dark.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_recents_theme_dark.png
index 795da4a6eb..962e280bf6 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_recents_theme_light.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_recents_theme_light.png
index d2046d05cd..0c08927cc5 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_theme_dark.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_theme_dark.png
index 5006948bb7..f426b462cc 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_theme_light.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_simple_theme_light.png
index e2629a4137..a3b557c613 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_theme_dark.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_theme_dark.png
index a34ad8525e..df11411d36 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_theme_light.png b/dialog/testdata/color/dialog_theme_light.png
index f97ae61ed0..94574ff06b 100644
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diff --git a/dialog/testdata/dialog-custom-dark.png b/dialog/testdata/dialog-custom-dark.png
index 5ae704ed47..8e311e315d 100644
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