diff --git a/packages/core/chrome/core-chrome-browser-internal/src/ui/project/header.tsx b/packages/core/chrome/core-chrome-browser-internal/src/ui/project/header.tsx
index bb2516f8f4aa1..39ee90d15aafc 100644
--- a/packages/core/chrome/core-chrome-browser-internal/src/ui/project/header.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/chrome/core-chrome-browser-internal/src/ui/project/header.tsx
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ export const ProjectHeader = ({
 
       {headerActionMenuMounter.mount && (
         <EuiHeader data-test-subj="kibanaProjectHeaderActionMenu">
+          <EuiHeaderSection />
           <EuiHeaderSection side="right">
             <EuiHeaderSectionItem>
               <HeaderActionMenu mounter={headerActionMenuMounter} />