diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
index 09e4e76cc9a0c..36646e07b4ce8 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ function PrivateExcerpt() {
 		: __( 'Edit excerpt' );
 	return (
 		<Dropdown
+			className="editor-post-excerpt__dropdown"
 			contentClassName="editor-post-excerpt__dropdown__content"
 			popoverProps={ popoverProps }
 			focusOnMount
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/style.scss
index 3168874daca9c..f5499c3423d19 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/style.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.editor-post-excerpt__dropdown {
+	display: block;
+}
+
 .editor-post-excerpt__dropdown__content {
 	.components-popover__content {
 		min-width: 320px;