diff --git a/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss b/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
index 7a969fd8c1d..9d8d9de7c19 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
+++ b/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@
 
       .govuk-tabs__panel {
         @include govuk-responsive-margin(0, "bottom");
-        padding: govuk-spacing(6);
+        padding-top: govuk-spacing(6);
+        padding-right: govuk-spacing(4);
+        padding-bottom: govuk-spacing(6);
+        padding-left: govuk-spacing(4);
         border: 1px solid $govuk-border-colour;
         border-top: 0;