diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
index 8230c63b1b1..91e99dc1351 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
   .modal-close {
     order: 2;
     margin-left: auto;
+    align-self: start;
+    padding: 0.15em 0;
 
     .close {
       color: var(--primary-high);