diff --git a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
index 5d83b61424206..d24c0bf2603f9 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const BorderBoxControlSplitControls = (
 				placement: popoverPlacement,
 				offset: popoverOffset,
 				anchorRef: containerRef,
+				__unstableShift: true,
 		  }
 		: undefined;