diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
index 9f7b54f4..7bbbcd77 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/ChatScaffold.kt
@@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ private fun ChatBody(
                 // The padding reserves permanent room for the floating header and action
                 // bar; being constant, it never disturbs an in-flight scroll gesture.
                 verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Bottom,
-                contentPadding = scaffoldPadding.withMinimumVerticalPadding(
-                    layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
-                    top = 30.dp,
-                    bottom = 64.dp
-                )
+                contentPadding = scaffoldPadding
+                    .withRoundScreenPadding(layoutDirection)
+                    .withMinimumVerticalPadding(
+                        layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
+                        top = 30.dp,
+                        bottom = 64.dp
+                    )
             ) {
                 if (messages.isEmpty()) {
                     item {
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeerDebugScreen.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeerDebugScreen.kt
index c91a220e..bda2c2bd 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeerDebugScreen.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeerDebugScreen.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLayoutDirection
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
@@ -46,11 +47,12 @@ fun PeerDebugScreen() {
     val rssi = mesh?.getPeerRSSI() ?: emptyMap()
     val identityRevision by WearPeerIdentityState.revision.collectAsState()
 
-    ScreenScaffold(scrollState = listState) { contentPadding ->
+    ScreenScaffold(scrollState = listState) { scaffoldPadding ->
+        val layoutDirection = LocalLayoutDirection.current
         ScalingLazyColumn(
             state = listState,
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-            contentPadding = contentPadding
+            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding.withRoundScreenPadding(layoutDirection)
         ) {
             item {
                 ListHeader {
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeopleScreen.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeopleScreen.kt
index b3f912f9..d8d7df17 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeopleScreen.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/PeopleScreen.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLayoutDirection
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
@@ -67,11 +68,12 @@ fun PeopleScreen(onOpenDm: (String) -> Unit, onEditNickname: () -> Unit) {
         )
     }
 
-    ScreenScaffold(scrollState = listState) { contentPadding ->
+    ScreenScaffold(scrollState = listState) { scaffoldPadding ->
+        val layoutDirection = LocalLayoutDirection.current
         ScalingLazyColumn(
             state = listState,
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-            contentPadding = contentPadding
+            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding.withRoundScreenPadding(layoutDirection)
         ) {
             item {
                 ListHeader {
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/UserDetailScreen.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/UserDetailScreen.kt
index 1c2a5616..1188fed0 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/UserDetailScreen.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/UserDetailScreen.kt
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ fun UserDetailScreen(
         ScalingLazyColumn(
             state = listState,
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding.withAdditionalPadding(
-                layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
-                horizontal = 10.dp,
-                vertical = 8.dp
-            )
+            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding
+                .withRoundScreenPadding(layoutDirection)
+                .withAdditionalPadding(
+                    layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
+                    horizontal = 10.dp,
+                    vertical = 8.dp
+                )
         ) {
             item {
                 ListHeader {
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/VerificationCodeScreen.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
index 67517c91..89e83ee3 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/VerificationCodeScreen.kt
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ fun VerificationCodeScreen(peerID: String) {
         ScalingLazyColumn(
             state = listState,
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
-            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding.withAdditionalPadding(
-                layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
-                horizontal = 10.dp,
-                vertical = 8.dp
-            )
+            contentPadding = scaffoldPadding
+                .withRoundScreenPadding(layoutDirection)
+                .withAdditionalPadding(
+                    layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
+                    horizontal = 10.dp,
+                    vertical = 8.dp
+                )
         ) {
             item {
                 ListHeader {
diff --git a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPadding.kt b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPadding.kt
index 28425369..0419bdfa 100644
--- a/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPadding.kt
+++ b/wear/src/main/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPadding.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.bitchat.watch.ui
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.LayoutDirection
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import kotlin.math.ceil
 
 /**
  * Preserve the responsive, shape-aware padding supplied by Wear Material while allowing a
@@ -50,3 +53,25 @@ internal fun PaddingValues.withMinimumVerticalPadding(
         bottom = maxOf(calculateBottomPadding(), bottom)
     )
 }
+
+@Composable
+internal fun PaddingValues.withRoundScreenPadding(
+    layoutDirection: LayoutDirection
+): PaddingValues = withAdditionalPadding(
+    layoutDirection = layoutDirection,
+    horizontal = additionalRoundScreenPadding(
+        screenWidthDp = LocalConfiguration.current.screenWidthDp,
+        isScreenRound = LocalConfiguration.current.isScreenRound
+    )
+)
+
+internal fun additionalRoundScreenPadding(
+    screenWidthDp: Int,
+    isScreenRound: Boolean
+): Dp = if (isScreenRound) {
+    ceil(screenWidthDp * ROUND_SCREEN_ADDITIONAL_PADDING_FRACTION).toInt().dp
+} else {
+    0.dp
+}
+
+private const val ROUND_SCREEN_ADDITIONAL_PADDING_FRACTION = 0.10f
diff --git a/wear/src/test/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPaddingTest.kt b/wear/src/test/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPaddingTest.kt
index 2b16c876..3fe5273b 100644
--- a/wear/src/test/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPaddingTest.kt
+++ b/wear/src/test/java/com/bitchat/watch/ui/WearContentPaddingTest.kt
@@ -37,4 +37,11 @@ class WearContentPaddingTest {
         assertEquals(30.dp, resolved.calculateTopPadding())
         assertEquals(64.dp, resolved.calculateBottomPadding())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `round screens receive an additional ten percent inset`() {
+        assertEquals(20.dp, additionalRoundScreenPadding(192, isScreenRound = true))
+        assertEquals(22.dp, additionalRoundScreenPadding(220, isScreenRound = true))
+        assertEquals(0.dp, additionalRoundScreenPadding(192, isScreenRound = false))
+    }
 }