diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 02fe1e962d104..79bea8ee821fc 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ Add the date of this post. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree
 
 -	**Name:** core/post-date
 -	**Category:** theme
--	**Supports:** color (background, gradients, link, text), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** color (background, gradients, link, text), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** displayType, format, isLink, textAlign
 
 ## Post Excerpt
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-date/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/post-date/block.json
index 3d6d15224790e..b469dbe87d7e0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-date/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-date/block.json
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 				"link": true
 			}
 		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"margin": true,
+			"padding": true
+		},
 		"typography": {
 			"fontSize": true,
 			"lineHeight": true,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-date/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/post-date/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59d1b0dfd3ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-date/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.wp-block-post-date {
+	// This block has customizable padding, border-box makes that more predictable.
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
index e3b021f2d7a38..1b63505027084 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 @import "./paragraph/style.scss";
 @import "./post-author/style.scss";
 @import "./post-comments-form/style.scss";
+@import "./post-date/style.scss";
 @import "./post-excerpt/style.scss";
 @import "./post-featured-image/style.scss";
 @import "./post-terms/style.scss";