diff --git a/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.cpp b/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.cpp
index 0ec1396e48..3ff172fe08 100644
--- a/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 #include "GraphicsLayout.hpp"
 
+#include <score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp>
 #include <score/model/Skin.hpp>
 #include <score/widgets/Pixmap.hpp>
 
 #include <QPainter>
-
 namespace score
 {
 
 GraphicsLayout::GraphicsLayout(QGraphicsItem* parent)
     : score::BackgroundItem{parent}
     , m_bg{nullptr}
+    , m_margin{default_margin}
+    , m_padding{default_padding}
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.hpp b/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.hpp
index 1f69d2a83b..584eac3d18 100644
--- a/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 namespace score
 {
 struct BrushSet;
-static constexpr const qreal default_margin = 5.;
-static constexpr const qreal default_padding = 5.;
 class SCORE_LIB_BASE_EXPORT GraphicsLayout : public score::BackgroundItem
 {
 public:
@@ -29,8 +27,8 @@ class SCORE_LIB_BASE_EXPORT GraphicsLayout : public score::BackgroundItem
   score::BrushSet* m_bg{};
   QPixmap* m_pix{};
 
-  qreal m_margin{default_margin};
-  qreal m_padding{default_padding};
+  qreal m_margin{};
+  qreal m_padding{};
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/score/graphics/RectItem.cpp b/src/lib/score/graphics/RectItem.cpp
index f4916736a3..b5e1cc569d 100644
--- a/src/lib/score/graphics/RectItem.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/score/graphics/RectItem.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <score/graphics/GraphicsLayout.hpp>
 #include <score/graphics/RectItem.hpp>
+#include <score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp>
 #include <score/model/Skin.hpp>
 
 #include <QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent>
diff --git a/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp b/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b85bc759e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <QtTypes>
+
+namespace score
+{
+static constexpr const qreal default_margin = 0.;
+static constexpr const qreal default_padding = 0.;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/GraphicsGridLayout.cpp b/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/GraphicsGridLayout.cpp
index 43b8c7b89c..3497d273eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/GraphicsGridLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/score/graphics/layouts/GraphicsGridLayout.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "GraphicsGridLayout.hpp"
 
+#include <score/graphics/layouts/Constants.hpp>
+
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPen>