diff --git a/src/components/tabs/js/tabsController.js b/src/components/tabs/js/tabsController.js
index 943f3534e6f..9d3d1b35cac 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/js/tabsController.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/js/tabsController.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ function MdTabsController ($scope, $element, $window, $mdConstant, $mdTabInkRipp
 
   function updatePagingWidth() {
     var width = 1;
-    angular.forEach(getElements().dummies, function (element) { width += element.offsetWidth; });
+    angular.forEach(getElements().dummies, function (element) { width += element.offsetWidth + 1; });
     angular.element(elements.paging).css('width', width + 'px');
   }