diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
index 8b4877704f5f18..328cb95a425f4a 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ function VisualEditor( {
 								renderingMode !== 'post-only' ||
 									isDesignPostType
 									? 'wp-site-blocks'
-									: `${ blockListLayoutClass } wp-block-post-content` // Ensure root level blocks receive default/flow blockGap styling rules.
+									: `${ blockListLayoutClass } wp-block-post-content`, // Ensure root level blocks receive default/flow blockGap styling rules.
+								'block-list-padding-bottom'
 							) }
 							layout={ blockListLayout }
 							dropZoneElement={
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
index 2d7ed665a957f3..860259d62c4182 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+.block-list-padding-bottom {
+	padding-bottom: 40vh;
+}