diff --git a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/themes/next/components/_dropdown.scss b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/themes/next/components/_dropdown.scss
index 8258d74e31..022fb17d0e 100644
--- a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/themes/next/components/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/themes/next/components/_dropdown.scss
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@ $-dropdown-trigger-dropdown-offset: rem(16px) + sage-spacing(xs);
 
 .sage-dropdown__item--border-before {
   padding-top: sage-spacing(xs);
+  margin-top: sage-spacing(xs);
   border-top: 1px solid sage-color(grey, 300);
 }
 
 .sage-dropdown__item--border-after {
   padding-bottom: sage-spacing(xs);
+  margin-bottom: sage-spacing(xs);
   border-bottom: 1px solid sage-color(grey, 300);
 }