diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/multi-select/_multi-select.scss b/packages/components/src/components/multi-select/_multi-select.scss
index 0c6a445f80f7..04c82dac429d 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/multi-select/_multi-select.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/multi-select/_multi-select.scss
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@
     color: $text-01;
   }
 
-  .#{$prefix}--multi-select--filterable {
+  .#{$prefix}--multi-select--filterable.#{$prefix}--multi-select
+    .#{$prefix}--text-input {
+    padding-left: $carbon--spacing-03;
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--multi-select--filterable
     .#{$prefix}--list-box__selection--multi {
-      position: absolute;
-      left: $carbon--spacing-03;
-      right: auto;
-    }
+    margin-left: $carbon--spacing-03;
+    margin-right: $carbon--spacing-01;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--multi-select--selected .#{$prefix}--text-input {