diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index 133497480cc912f5b183a037bfa2d482a2240146..edfeed22ce4d13aa85cad0731284c3ed04b1a2c2 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(AdapterLitElement) {
                 flex-wrap: wrap;
             }
 
-            footer > * {
+            footer > *, footer slot > * {
                 margin: 0.5em 0 0 1em;
             }