diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-panel-row/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-panel-row/style.scss
index f76c586850500..53e0c645f6f06 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-panel-row/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-panel-row/style.scss
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 		white-space: normal;
 		text-wrap: balance; // Fallback for Safari.
 		text-wrap: pretty;
+		height: auto;
 		min-height: $button-size-compact;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/index.js
index 1d3050e7e3dd6..c2bf038875354 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/index.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export default function PostStatus() {
 					focusOnMount
 					renderToggle={ ( { onToggle, isOpen } ) => (
 						<Button
+							className="editor-post-status__toggle"
 							variant="tertiary"
 							size="compact"
 							onClick={ onToggle }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/style.scss
index c601d887d68c7..670dc5fc35999 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-status/style.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 	&.is-read-only {
 		padding: 6px 12px;
 	}
+
+	.editor-post-status__toggle.editor-post-status__toggle {
+		padding-top: $grid-unit-05;
+		padding-bottom: $grid-unit-05;
+	}
 }
 
 .editor-change-status__password-fieldset,