diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 02fb1406994e7..263906e085923 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ Display the description of categories, tags and custom taxonomies when viewing a
 
 -	**Name:** core/term-description
 -	**Category:** theme
--	**Supports:** align (full, wide), color (background, link, text), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align (full, wide), color (background, link, text), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** textAlign
 
 ## Text Columns (deprecated)
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/term-description/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/term-description/block.json
index eac2aba747803..3e6641725940f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/term-description/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/term-description/block.json
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 				"text": true
 			}
 		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"padding": true,
+			"margin": true
+		},
 		"typography": {
 			"fontSize": true,
 			"lineHeight": true,