diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_box.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_box.html.haml
index 901a2ebfd1e71a3a4b457543e9e6e94c2e2e1652..6f662b81dd746ab54b49185c509cc0fef2104c90 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_box.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_box.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-.detail-page-description.py-2.gl-display-flex.gl-align-items-center.gl-flex-wrap{ class: "#{'is-merge-request' if moved_mr_sidebar_enabled? && !fluid_layout}" }
+.detail-page-description.gl-pt-2.gl-pb-4.gl-display-flex.gl-align-items-center.gl-flex-wrap{ class: "#{'is-merge-request' if moved_mr_sidebar_enabled? && !fluid_layout}" }
   = render 'shared/issuable/status_box', issuable: @merge_request
   = merge_request_header(@project, @merge_request)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_title.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_title.html.haml
index eef6309f2fc3e41e58ba177f1a66b71884bee5da..aee746100ea5bfcce01343db10f5820b89ac1ea4 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_title.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_mr_title.html.haml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       = c.body do
         = _('The source project of this merge request has been removed.')
 
-  .detail-page-header.border-bottom-0.pb-0.gl-display-block{ class: "gl-md-display-flex! #{'is-merge-request' if moved_mr_sidebar_enabled? && !fluid_layout}" }
+  .detail-page-header.border-bottom-0.gl-display-block.gl-pt-5{ class: "gl-md-display-flex! #{'is-merge-request' if moved_mr_sidebar_enabled? && !fluid_layout}" }
     .detail-page-header-body
       .issuable-meta.gl-display-flex
         #js-issuable-header-warnings{ data: { hidden: @merge_request.hidden?.to_s } }