diff --git a/modern-business/style-editor.css b/modern-business/style-editor.css
index f058f9967..f799807de 100644
--- a/modern-business/style-editor.css
+++ b/modern-business/style-editor.css
@@ -1840,9 +1840,10 @@ ul.wp-block-archives li ul,
 }
 
 /** === Site Description Block === */
-.wp-block-a8c-site-description {
+.wp-block-a8c-site-description, .wp-block-a8c-site-description:focus {
   text-align: center;
   margin: 0;
+  line-height: 0.8em;
 }
 
 /** === Classic Editor === */
diff --git a/modern-business/style-editor.scss b/modern-business/style-editor.scss
index 6627da72b..405a8e2d4 100644
--- a/modern-business/style-editor.scss
+++ b/modern-business/style-editor.scss
@@ -910,8 +910,13 @@ ul.wp-block-archives,
 /** === Site Description Block === */
 
 .wp-block-a8c-site-description {
-	text-align: center;
-	margin: 0;
+	&,&:focus {
+		text-align: center;
+		margin: 0;
+		// Line height rounded up from the description text-size set in style.css.
+		// It needs to be a bit larger to prevent text from getting cropped on top.
+		line-height: 0.8em;
+	}
 }
 
 /** === Classic Editor === */