diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/editor.scss
index 3442630f42486e..a8a538967a3e82 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/editor.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 		padding-left: 0;
 	}
 }
+
 .wp-block-latest-posts li a > div {
 	display: inline;
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
index a72331d6eed09f..9bfbbad503e964 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@
 	color: $dark-gray-300;
 	font-size: $default-font-size;
 }
+
+.wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt {
+	margin-top: $grid-size;
+	margin-bottom: $grid-size-large;
+}