diff --git a/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/textfield/index.css b/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/textfield/index.css
index 5aee95de39c..8a353e8b6d5 100644
--- a/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/textfield/index.css
+++ b/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/textfield/index.css
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ governing permissions and limitations under the License.
   /* TODO: Confirm if this is ok for the validation icon sizing
     Note that the sizes are a bit different when compared with old background icons(more noticable for checkmark)
   */
+  box-sizing: content-box;
   position: absolute;
   padding-inline-end: calc(var(--spectrum-textfield-padding-x, var(--spectrum-global-dimension-size-150)) / 2);
   pointer-events: all;