diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/style.scss
index ed92aebf15a71..232ac77059769 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/style.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 	overflow: auto;
 
 	// Extra left padding prevents checkbox focus borders from being cut off.
-	padding-left: 2px;
+	margin-left: -$border-width * 4 - $border-width-focus;
+	padding-left: $border-width * 4 + $border-width-focus;
+	margin-top: -$border-width * 4 - $border-width-focus;
+	padding-top: $border-width * 4 + $border-width-focus;
 }
 
 .editor-post-taxonomies__hierarchical-terms-choice {