diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 0698cdf42ba16..b0ce4acaa591e 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   `SearchControl`: polish metrics for `compact` size variant ([#54663](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/54663)).
+
 ### Bug Fix
 
 -   `Placeholder`: Improved DOM structure and screen reader announcements ([#45801](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45801)).
diff --git a/packages/components/src/search-control/style.scss b/packages/components/src/search-control/style.scss
index d9750721cf42b..21bd875f699a9 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/search-control/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/search-control/style.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 	&.is-size-compact input[type="search"].components-search-control__input {
 		height: $grid-unit-40;
+		padding-left: $grid-unit-10;
+		padding-right: $grid-unit-40;
 	}
 
 }
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@
 	justify-content: center;
 
 	width: $icon-size;
+
+	.is-size-compact & {
+		right: $grid-unit-05;
+	}
 }
 
 .components-search-control__input-wrapper {