diff --git a/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/component.scss b/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/component.scss
index a1dacd1196..73a4bfd0eb 100644
--- a/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/component.scss
+++ b/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/component.scss
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		}
 
 		.emptyState-content-text {
-			padding: 0 var(--pr-t-spacings-50);
+			padding-inline: var(--pr-t-spacings-50);
 		}
 
 		.emptyState-content-heading {
diff --git a/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/mods.scss b/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/mods.scss
index 6530e02a21..782fc66fed 100644
--- a/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/mods.scss
+++ b/packages/scss/src/components/emptyState/mods.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 		box-shadow: 0 0 8px 4px var(--components-emptyState-background-color);
 	}
 
+	.emptyState-content-text {
+		padding: 0;
+	}
+
 	.emptyState-content-heading {
 		@include title.h1;