diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/MoleculeStackTemplate.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/MoleculeStackTemplate.swift
index 41619142..2bb5ec31 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/MoleculeStackTemplate.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/MoleculeStackTemplate.swift
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ open class MoleculeStackTemplate: ThreeLayerViewController, TemplateProtocol {
     }
     
     open override func viewForMiddle() -> UIView? {
+        guard let moleculeStackModel = templateModel?.moleculeStack else { return  nil }
 
-        guard let moleculeStackModel = templateModel?.moleculeStack else {
-            return  nil
-        }
-
+        // By default: Stack template stack has vertical space before the first item, dynamic stack items have default horizontal padding. 
         let stack = MoleculeStackView(frame: .zero)
         moleculeStackModel.useStackSpacingBeforeFirstItem = true
-        if moleculeStackModel.useHorizontalMargins == nil {
-            moleculeStackModel.useHorizontalMargins = true
+        for stackItem in moleculeStackModel.molecules {
+            guard let stackItem = stackItem as? MoleculeStackItemModel,
+                stackItem.horizontalAlignment == nil else { continue }
+            stackItem.useHorizontalMargins = true
         }
         stack.set(with: moleculeStackModel, delegateObject() as? MVMCoreUIDelegateObject, nil)
         return stack