diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
index 33e6a9e67..5f4211bb1 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
@@ -356,6 +356,15 @@ table.citation td {
 
 /* -- figures --------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+div.figure {
+    margin: 0.5em;
+    padding: 0.5em;
+}
+
+div.figure p.caption {
+    padding: 0.3em;
+}
+
 div.figure p.caption span.caption-number {
     font-style: italic;
 }