diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
index be3cb69adf0bf..2156e7654aa0a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 	"supports": {
 		"anchor": true,
 		"__experimentalFontFamily": true,
-		"fontSize": true
+		"fontSize": true,
+		"spacing": {
+			"padding": true
+		}
 	},
 	"style": "wp-block-verse",
 	"editorStyle": "wp-block-verse-editor"
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss
index f863f5e2556f7..30e577fbae1ca 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 pre.wp-block-verse {
 	color: $gray-900;
-	padding: 1em;
 }