diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/dimensions-panel.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/dimensions-panel.js
index bd748ccc6c1f9..28b2f80fc12d6 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/dimensions-panel.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/dimensions-panel.js
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ function DimensionsToolsPanel( {
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_CONTROLS = {
-	contentSize: false,
-	wideSize: false,
-	padding: false,
-	margin: false,
-	blockGap: false,
-	minHeight: false,
+	contentSize: true,
+	wideSize: true,
+	padding: true,
+	margin: true,
+	blockGap: true,
+	minHeight: true,
 	childLayout: true,
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
index 497a6b2c29a66..c5c4a71bf7925 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
 		},
 		"spacing": {
 			"margin": true,
-			"padding": true
+			"padding": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"margin": false,
+				"padding": false
+			}
 		},
 		"typography": {
 			"fontSize": true,