diff --git a/modules/cms/assets/css/october.components.css b/modules/cms/assets/css/october.components.css
index a5d9d56f8..0c41e4780 100644
--- a/modules/cms/assets/css/october.components.css
+++ b/modules/cms/assets/css/october.components.css
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ div.control-componentlist div.components div.layout-cell.placeholder > div:after
   text-shadow: none !important;
 }
 [data-field-name="components"] + .control-tabs.primary-tabs {
-  margin-top: -20px;
+  margin-top: -10px;
 }
 div.control-componentlist {
   position: relative;
diff --git a/modules/cms/assets/less/october.components.less b/modules/cms/assets/less/october.components.less
index a7449843f..725e8222f 100644
--- a/modules/cms/assets/less/october.components.less
+++ b/modules/cms/assets/less/october.components.less
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ div.control-componentlist div.components div.layout-cell {
 // Reduce the double standard padding, since the tabs have padding
 // at the top and the components field has padding at the bottom.
 [data-field-name="components"] + .control-tabs.primary-tabs {
-    margin-top: -@padding-standard;
+    margin-top: -(@padding-standard / 2);
 }
 
 div.control-componentlist {