diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/utils.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/utils.js
index 81a809dbf4bee..aa3a30da0218f 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/utils.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/utils.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const ROOT_BLOCK_SUPPORTS = [
 	'lineHeight',
 	'textDecoration',
 	'textTransform',
+	'padding',
 ];
 
 export const PRESET_METADATA = [