diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/default-block-appender/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
index b98472ede59b8..c5cb3ac744571 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/default-block-appender/style.scss
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@
 	right: $grid-size; // Show to the right on mobile.
 
 	@include break-small {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		height: 100%;
 		left: -$block-side-ui-width - $block-padding - $block-side-ui-clearance;
 		right: auto;
 	}
@@ -124,7 +127,9 @@
 	z-index: z-index(".block-editor-inserter-with-shortcuts"); // Elevate above the sibling inserter.
 
 	@include break-small {
-		right: 0;
 		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		height: 100%;
+		right: 0;
 	}
 }