diff --git a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
index 04b71f0a773a20..bcde94c53b56c3 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
+++ b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $vertical-tabs-width: 160px;
 .interface-preferences__tabs {
 	.components-tab-panel__tabs {
 		position: absolute;
-		top: $header-height + $grid-unit-30;
+		top: $header-height + $grid-unit-10;
 		// Aligns button text instead of button box.
 		left: $grid-unit-20;
 		width: $vertical-tabs-width;