diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/DigitalClockDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/DigitalClockDisplay.cs
index ada2f6ff86..bd1c944847 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/DigitalClockDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/DigitalClockDisplay.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.LocalisationExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 {
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         private OsuSpriteText realTime;
         private OsuSpriteText gameTime;
 
+        private FillFlowContainer runningText;
+
         private bool showRuntime = true;
 
         public bool ShowRuntime
@@ -52,17 +56,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                realTime = new OsuSpriteText(),
-                gameTime = new OsuSpriteText
+                realTime = new OsuSpriteText
+                {
+                    Font = OsuFont.Default.With(fixedWidth: true),
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(-1.5f, 0),
+                },
+                runningText = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     Y = 14,
                     Colour = colours.PinkLight,
-                    Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 10, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                }
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Text = "running",
+                            Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 10, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                        },
+                        gameTime = new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 10, fixedWidth: true, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                            Spacing = new Vector2(-0.5f, 0),
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
             };
 
             updateMetrics();
@@ -71,14 +94,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         protected override void UpdateDisplay(DateTimeOffset now)
         {
             realTime.Text = now.ToLocalisableString(use24HourDisplay ? @"HH:mm:ss" : @"h:mm:ss tt");
-            gameTime.Text = $"running {new TimeSpan(TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond * (int)(Clock.CurrentTime / 1000)):c}";
+            gameTime.Text = $"{new TimeSpan(TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond * (int)(Clock.CurrentTime / 1000)):c}";
         }
 
         private void updateMetrics()
         {
-            Width = showRuntime || !use24HourDisplay ? 66 : 45; // Allows for space for game time up to 99 days (in the padding area since this is quite rare).
-
-            gameTime.FadeTo(showRuntime ? 1 : 0);
+            runningText.FadeTo(showRuntime ? 1 : 0);
         }
     }
 }