diff --git a/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.test.tsx b/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.test.tsx
index a86b6e67339..0f00a092e3c 100644
--- a/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.test.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ describe('Admonition', () => {
     render(<Admonition type="note" description="Body copy." />)
 
     const note = screen.getByRole('alert', { name: 'Note' })
-    expect(within(note).getByText('Body copy.').tagName).toBe('P')
+    const description = within(note).getByText('Body copy.')
+
+    expect(description.tagName).toBe('P')
+    expect(description.parentElement).toHaveClass('!mb-0')
+    expect(description.parentElement?.parentElement).toHaveClass('my-0.5')
   })
 
   it('wraps MDX children in AlertDescription', () => {
@@ -149,7 +153,26 @@ describe('Admonition', () => {
     const paragraph = within(note).getByText('Children body copy.')
 
     expect(paragraph.tagName).toBe('P')
-    expect(paragraph.parentElement).toHaveClass('text-sm')
+    expect(paragraph.parentElement).toHaveClass('text-sm', '!mb-0')
     expect(paragraph.parentElement).toHaveAttribute('data-slot', 'alert-description')
+    expect(paragraph.parentElement?.parentElement).not.toHaveClass('my-0.5')
+  })
+
+  it('does not offset titled content', () => {
+    render(<Admonition type="note" title="Manual approval required" description="Body copy." />)
+
+    const note = screen.getByRole('alert', { name: 'Note' })
+    const title = within(note).getByText('Manual approval required')
+
+    expect(title.parentElement).not.toHaveClass('my-0.5')
+  })
+
+  it('does not offset titleless content when the icon is hidden', () => {
+    render(<Admonition type="note" showIcon={false} description="Body copy." />)
+
+    const note = screen.getByRole('alert', { name: 'Note' })
+    const description = within(note).getByText('Body copy.')
+
+    expect(description.parentElement?.parentElement).not.toHaveClass('my-0.5')
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.tsx b/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.tsx
index 93d8d1fa33f..b6632212b8c 100644
--- a/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-patterns/src/Admonition/Admonition.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { AdmonitionTypeIcon } from './AdmonitionIcons'
 export type { AdmonitionLayout, AdmonitionProps, AdmonitionType }
 
 const admonitionBodyClassName =
-  '[&_p]:!mt-0 [&_p]:!mb-1.5 [&_p:last-child]:!mb-0 [&_ul]:!my-1.5 [&_ol]:!my-1.5 [&_li]:!my-0.5'
+  '!mb-0 [&_p]:!mt-0 [&_p]:!mb-1.5 [&_p:last-child]:!mb-0 [&_ul]:!my-1.5 [&_ol]:!my-1.5 [&_li]:!my-0.5'
 
 export const Admonition = forwardRef<
   React.ComponentRef<typeof Alert>,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const Admonition = forwardRef<
               ]
             )}
           >
-            <div>
+            <div className={cn(showIcon && !title && description && 'my-0.5')}>
               {title && (
                 <AlertTitle
                   {...childProps?.title}