diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
index b707aaa0ee9..f1d1ef589a5 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static uiBut *ui_item_with_label(uiLayout *layout,
                                  int h,
                                  int flag)
 {
-  uiLayout *sub;
+  uiLayout *sub = layout;
   uiBut *but = NULL;
   PropertyType type;
   PropertySubType subtype;
@@ -945,14 +945,20 @@ static uiBut *ui_item_with_label(uiLayout *layout,
 #ifdef UI_PROP_DECORATE
   uiLayout *layout_prop_decorate = NULL;
   const bool use_prop_sep = ((layout->item.flag & UI_ITEM_PROP_SEP) != 0);
+  const bool use_prop_decorate = use_prop_sep && (layout->item.flag & UI_ITEM_PROP_DECORATE) &&
+                                 (layout->item.flag & UI_ITEM_PROP_DECORATE_NO_PAD) == 0;
 #endif
 
-  /* Previously 'align' was enabled to make sure the label is spaced closely to the button.
-   * Set the space to zero instead as aligning a large number of labels can end up aligning
-   * thousands of buttons when displaying key-map search (a heavy operation), see: T78636. */
-  sub = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
-  sub->space = 0;
-  UI_block_layout_set_current(block, sub);
+  UI_block_layout_set_current(block, layout);
+
+  /* Only add new row if more than 1 item will be added. */
+  if (name[0] || use_prop_decorate) {
+    /* Also avoid setting 'align' if possible. Set the space to zero instead as aligning a large
+     * number of labels can end up aligning thousands of buttons when displaying key-map search (a
+     * heavy operation), see: T78636. */
+    sub = uiLayoutRow(layout, layout->align);
+    sub->space = 0;
+  }
 
 #ifdef UI_PROP_DECORATE
   if (name[0]) {
@@ -1050,11 +1056,8 @@ static uiBut *ui_item_with_label(uiLayout *layout,
 
 #ifdef UI_PROP_DECORATE
   /* Only for alignment. */
-  if (use_prop_sep) { /* Flag may have been unset meanwhile. */
-    if ((layout->item.flag & UI_ITEM_PROP_DECORATE) &&
-        (layout->item.flag & UI_ITEM_PROP_DECORATE_NO_PAD) == 0) {
-      uiItemL(layout_prop_decorate ? layout_prop_decorate : sub, NULL, ICON_BLANK1);
-    }
+  if (use_prop_decorate) { /* Note that sep flag may have been unset meanwhile. */
+    uiItemL(layout_prop_decorate ? layout_prop_decorate : sub, NULL, ICON_BLANK1);
   }
 #endif /* UI_PROP_DECORATE */