diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.test.tsx b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.test.tsx
index 52df4974218fb..683b5a29a0657 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.test.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.test.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('CompareDocuments', () => {
         "data-test-subj": "unifiedDataTableCompareDocuments",
         "gridStyle": Object {
           "border": "horizontal",
-          "cellPadding": "s",
+          "cellPadding": "l",
           "fontSize": "s",
           "header": "underline",
           "rowHover": "highlight",
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.tsx b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.tsx
index fc79c0efadf91..3e29e3903e717 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/compare_documents/compare_documents.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export interface CompareDocumentsProps {
 
 const COMPARISON_ROW_HEIGHT: EuiDataGridRowHeightsOptions = { defaultHeight: 'auto' };
 const COMPARISON_IN_MEMORY: EuiDataGridInMemory = { level: 'sorting' };
-const COMPARISON_GRID_STYLE: EuiDataGridStyle = { ...DATA_GRID_STYLE_DEFAULT, stripes: undefined };
+const COMPARISON_GRID_STYLE: EuiDataGridStyle = {
+  ...DATA_GRID_STYLE_DEFAULT,
+  cellPadding: 'l',
+  stripes: undefined,
+};
 
 const getStorageKey = (consumer: string, key: string) => `${consumer}:dataGridComparison${key}`;