diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/edit.js
index f35160dfe1bf6e..8cb286630d8eb7 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/edit.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function TagCloudEdit( { attributes, setAttributes, taxonomies } ) {
{ inspectorControls }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/style.scss
index 6936b7af66485d..5fb04840de1517 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/tag-cloud/style.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
.wp-block-tag-cloud {
+ // This block has customizable padding, border-box makes that more predictable.
+ box-sizing: border-box;
+
&.aligncenter {
text-align: center;
justify-content: center;