diff --git a/src/button-dropdown/styles.scss b/src/button-dropdown/styles.scss
index ff3c5af2c3..ef305a085d 100644
--- a/src/button-dropdown/styles.scss
+++ b/src/button-dropdown/styles.scss
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $dropdown-trigger-icon-offset: 2px;
     & > .trigger-button {
       border-top-right-radius: 0;
       border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
-      padding-right: awsui.$space-xs;
+      padding-right: awsui.$space-m;
       margin-right: awsui.$space-xxxs;
     }
   }