diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
index 5a59bfc4e..565724ea5 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
@@ -116,15 +116,20 @@ whose dimensions may not be fully initialized by the time this is run."
             (or (and (featurep! :ui doom-modeline)
                      (doom-modeline 'project))
                 mode-line-format)))
-    (let ((old-pwd (or dir default-directory)))
-      (with-current-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer)
+    (let ((+doom-dashboard--width 80)
+          (old-pwd (or dir default-directory))
+          (fallback-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer)))
+      (dolist (win (get-buffer-window-list fallback-buffer nil t))
+        (set-window-fringes win 0 0)
+        (set-window-margins
+         win (max 0 (/ (- (window-total-width win) +doom-dashboard--width) 2))))
+      (with-current-buffer fallback-buffer
         (with-silent-modifications
           (unless (eq major-mode '+doom-dashboard-mode)
             (+doom-dashboard-mode))
           (erase-buffer)
           (setq default-directory old-pwd)
-          (let ((+doom-dashboard--width  (window-width))
-                (+doom-dashboard--height (window-height)))
+          (let ((+doom-dashboard--height (window-height)))
             (insert (make-string (max 0 (- (truncate (/ +doom-dashboard--height 2)) 16)) ?\n))
             (dolist (widget-name +doom-dashboard-widgets)
               (funcall (intern (format "doom-dashboard-widget--%s" widget-name)))