diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
index 79b7185e920191..9cdf24af8f4ee4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 		"color": {
 			"link": true
 		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"margin": [ "top", "bottom" ],
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"margin": true
+			}
+		},
 		"typography": {
 			"fontSize": true,
 			"lineHeight": true,