diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 5984d8d3322e8..0d40a9fa26d48 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@
     <dimen name="controls_app_divider_height">2dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="controls_app_divider_side_margin">32dp</dimen>
 
-    <dimen name="controls_card_margin">2dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="controls_card_margin">@dimen/control_base_item_margin</dimen>
     <item name="control_card_elevation" type="dimen" format="float">15</item>
 
     <dimen name="controls_dialog_padding">32dp</dimen>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/management/ControlAdapter.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/management/ControlAdapter.kt
index c683a87d6282b..31830b94e8e4a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/management/ControlAdapter.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/controls/management/ControlAdapter.kt
@@ -72,8 +72,13 @@ class ControlAdapter(
             TYPE_CONTROL -> {
                 ControlHolder(
                     layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.controls_base_item, parent, false).apply {
-                        layoutParams.apply {
+                        (layoutParams as ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams).apply {
                             width = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+                            // Reset margins as they will be set through the decoration
+                            topMargin = 0
+                            bottomMargin = 0
+                            leftMargin = 0
+                            rightMargin = 0
                         }
                         elevation = this@ControlAdapter.elevation
                         background = parent.context.getDrawable(
@@ -386,7 +391,7 @@ class MarginItemDecorator(
         val type = parent.adapter?.getItemViewType(position)
         if (type == ControlAdapter.TYPE_CONTROL) {
             outRect.apply {
-                top = topMargin
+                top = topMargin * 2 // Use double margin, as we are not setting bottom
                 left = sideMargins
                 right = sideMargins
                 bottom = 0