diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/compose/horizontalpostlist/HorizontalPostListItem.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/compose/horizontalpostlist/HorizontalPostListItem.kt
index 7f2337634f33..df0c2e0edd96 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/compose/horizontalpostlist/HorizontalPostListItem.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/compose/horizontalpostlist/HorizontalPostListItem.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ fun HorizontalPostListItem(
         )
         // Post excerpt
         Text(
-            modifier = Modifier.padding(top = Margin.Small.value),
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(
+                top = Margin.Small.value,
+                bottom = Margin.Small.value,
+            ),
             text = postExcerpt,
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
             color = primaryElementColor,