diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridentryeditors/gridblock/gridblock.editor.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridentryeditors/gridblock/gridblock.editor.html
index 710dd15e53..bceef66e37 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridentryeditors/gridblock/gridblock.editor.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/blockgrid/blockgridentryeditors/gridblock/gridblock.editor.html
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@
     }
     
     :host {
-        --inherited--column-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--column-gap, 10px);
-        --inherited--row-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--row-gap, 10px);
-        --inherited--areas-column-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--areas-column-gap, 10px);
-        --inherited--areas-row-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--areas-row-gap, 10px);
+        --inherited--areas-column-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--areas-column-gap, 0);
+        --inherited--areas-row-gap: var(--umb-block-grid--areas-row-gap, 0);
     }
 
     [part='area-container'] {
         box-sizing: border-box;
         padding: 10px;
-        --umb-block-grid--column-gap: var(--inherited--column-gap, 10px);
-        --umb-block-grid--row-gap: var(--inherited--row-gap, 10px);
-        --umb-block-grid--areas-column-gap: var(--inherited--areas-column-gap, 10px);
-        --umb-block-grid--areas-row-gap: var(--inherited--areas-row-gap, 10px);
+        --umb-block-grid--areas-column-gap: 10px;
+        --umb-block-grid--areas-row-gap: 10px;
+    }
+    [part='area-container'] slot {
+        --umb-block-grid--areas-column-gap: var(--inherited--areas-column-gap, 0);
+        --umb-block-grid--areas-row-gap: var(--inherited--areas-row-gap, 0);
     }
 
 </style>