diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/index.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/index.tsx
index 91cc87ec7b35b6..e218172b7900aa 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/index.tsx
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ function GridItem< Item >( {
 				justify="space-between"
 				className="dataviews-view-grid__title-actions"
 			>
-				<HStack>
-					<div { ...clickablePrimaryItemProps }>
-						{ renderedPrimaryField }
-					</div>
-				</HStack>
+				<div { ...clickablePrimaryItemProps }>
+					{ renderedPrimaryField }
+				</div>
 				<ItemActions item={ item } actions={ actions } isCompact />
 			</HStack>
 			{ !! badgeFields?.length && (
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/style.scss b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/style.scss
index 55768240a18714..081adf51b5dc11 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/style.scss
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/dataviews-layouts/grid/style.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 		.dataviews-view-grid__primary-field {
 			min-height: $grid-unit-40; // Preserve layout when there is no ellipsis button
+			display: flex;
+			align-items: center;
 
 			&--clickable {
 				width: fit-content;