diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/social-links/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/social-links/block.json
index b9c8eddbdc4d6f..3e9eb0446cd11a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/social-links/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/social-links/block.json
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@
 			"default": {
 				"type": "flex"
 			}
+		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"blockGap": true,
+			"units": [
+				"px",
+				"em",
+				"rem",
+				"vh",
+				"vw"
+			],
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"blockGap": true
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	"styles": [