diff --git a/core/src/padding.rs b/core/src/padding.rs
index 22467d6b99..140ad8eee2 100644
--- a/core/src/padding.rs
+++ b/core/src/padding.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::Size;
+
 /// An amount of space to pad for each side of a box
 ///
 /// You can leverage the `From` trait to build [`Padding`] conveniently:
@@ -71,9 +73,21 @@ impl Padding {
     pub fn horizontal(self) -> u16 {
         self.left + self.right
     }
+
+    /// Fits the [`Padding`] between the provided `inner` and `outer` [`Size`].
+    pub fn fit(self, inner: Size, outer: Size) -> Self {
+        let available = (outer - inner).max(Size::ZERO);
+
+        Padding {
+            top: self.top.min((available.height as u16) / 2),
+            right: self.right.min((available.width as u16) / 2),
+            bottom: self.bottom.min((available.height as u16) / 2),
+            left: self.left.min((available.width as u16) / 2),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-impl std::convert::From<u16> for Padding {
+impl From<u16> for Padding {
     fn from(p: u16) -> Self {
         Padding {
             top: p,
@@ -84,7 +98,7 @@ impl std::convert::From<u16> for Padding {
     }
 }
 
-impl std::convert::From<[u16; 2]> for Padding {
+impl From<[u16; 2]> for Padding {
     fn from(p: [u16; 2]) -> Self {
         Padding {
             top: p[0],
@@ -95,7 +109,7 @@ impl std::convert::From<[u16; 2]> for Padding {
     }
 }
 
-impl std::convert::From<[u16; 4]> for Padding {
+impl From<[u16; 4]> for Padding {
     fn from(p: [u16; 4]) -> Self {
         Padding {
             top: p[0],
diff --git a/core/src/size.rs b/core/src/size.rs
index 2db33a88a1..31f3171b66 100644
--- a/core/src/size.rs
+++ b/core/src/size.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ impl Size {
             height: self.height + padding.vertical() as f32,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the minimum of each component of this size and another
+    pub fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self {
+        Size {
+            width: self.width.min(other.width),
+            height: self.height.min(other.height),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the maximum of each component of this size and another
+    pub fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self {
+        Size {
+            width: self.width.max(other.width),
+            height: self.height.max(other.height),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<[f32; 2]> for Size {
@@ -68,3 +84,14 @@ impl From<Size> for Vector<f32> {
         Vector::new(size.width, size.height)
     }
 }
+
+impl std::ops::Sub for Size {
+    type Output = Size;
+
+    fn sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
+        Size {
+            width: self.width - rhs.width,
+            height: self.height - rhs.height,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/native/src/widget/button.rs b/native/src/widget/button.rs
index 6c0b8f6e79..1582188b62 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/button.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/button.rs
@@ -426,12 +426,13 @@ pub fn layout<Renderer>(
     padding: Padding,
     layout_content: impl FnOnce(&Renderer, &layout::Limits) -> layout::Node,
 ) -> layout::Node {
-    let limits = limits.width(width).height(height).pad(padding);
+    let limits = limits.width(width).height(height);
 
-    let mut content = layout_content(renderer, &limits);
-    content.move_to(Point::new(padding.left.into(), padding.top.into()));
+    let mut content = layout_content(renderer, &limits.pad(padding));
+    let padding = padding.fit(content.size(), limits.max());
+    let size = limits.pad(padding).resolve(content.size()).pad(padding);
 
-    let size = limits.resolve(content.size()).pad(padding);
+    content.move_to(Point::new(padding.left.into(), padding.top.into()));
 
     layout::Node::with_children(size, vec![content])
 }
diff --git a/native/src/widget/container.rs b/native/src/widget/container.rs
index 2afad3f2d3..10a80b583d 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/container.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/container.rs
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ pub fn layout<Renderer>(
         .max_width(max_width)
         .max_height(max_height)
         .width(width)
-        .height(height)
-        .pad(padding);
+        .height(height);
 
-    let mut content = layout_content(renderer, &limits.loose());
-    let size = limits.resolve(content.size());
+    let mut content = layout_content(renderer, &limits.pad(padding).loose());
+    let padding = padding.fit(content.size(), limits.max());
+    let size = limits.pad(padding).resolve(content.size());
 
     content.move_to(Point::new(padding.left.into(), padding.top.into()));
     content.align(
diff --git a/native/src/widget/text_input.rs b/native/src/widget/text_input.rs
index c2d2552083..dfc49a8d0a 100644
--- a/native/src/widget/text_input.rs
+++ b/native/src/widget/text_input.rs
@@ -350,15 +350,19 @@ where
 {
     let text_size = size.unwrap_or_else(|| renderer.default_size());
 
-    let limits = limits
+    let text_limits = limits
         .pad(padding)
         .width(width)
         .height(Length::Units(text_size));
+    let limits = limits.width(width).height(Length::Shrink);
+
+    let mut text = layout::Node::new(text_limits.resolve(Size::ZERO));
+    let padding = padding.fit(text.size(), limits.max());
+    let size = limits.pad(padding).resolve(text.size()).pad(padding);
 
-    let mut text = layout::Node::new(limits.resolve(Size::ZERO));
     text.move_to(Point::new(padding.left.into(), padding.top.into()));
 
-    layout::Node::with_children(text.size().pad(padding), vec![text])
+    layout::Node::with_children(size, vec![text])
 }
 
 /// Processes an [`Event`] and updates the [`State`] of a [`TextInput`]