diff --git a/packages/components/src/text-control/style.scss b/packages/components/src/text-control/style.scss
index d2a18f8b09a10c..d6819f86b84bf1 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/text-control/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/text-control/style.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 	&.is-next-40px-default-size {
 		height: $grid-unit-50;
+
+		// Subtract 1px to account for the border, which isn't included on the element
+		// on newer components like InputControl, SelectControl, etc.
 		padding-left: $grid-unit-20;
 		padding-right: $grid-unit-20;
 	}