diff --git a/packages/components/src/placeholder/style.scss b/packages/components/src/placeholder/style.scss
index 50e1da3d93af5..20c5299624d0a 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/placeholder/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/placeholder/style.scss
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 }
 
 .components-placeholder__input {
+	margin-top: 0;
 	margin-right: 8px;
 	flex: 1 1 auto;
 }