diff --git a/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu/stories/index.story.tsx
index b6bc11ddec9abf..dd4907bd0b96b1 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/dropdown-menu/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ export const WithChildren: StoryObj< typeof DropdownMenu > = {
 		icon: more,
 		children: ( { onClose } ) => (
 			<>
+				<MenuItem icon={ arrowUp } onClick={ onClose }>
+					Standalone Item
+				</MenuItem>
 				<MenuGroup>
 					<MenuItem icon={ arrowUp } onClick={ onClose }>
 						Move Up
diff --git a/packages/components/src/dropdown/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/dropdown/stories/index.story.tsx
index c6fe5014ffdc2a..0f07664787cc33 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/dropdown/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/dropdown/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export const WithMenuItems: StoryObj< typeof Dropdown > = {
 		...Default.args,
 		renderContent: () => (
 			<>
+				<MenuItem>Standalone Item</MenuItem>
 				<MenuGroup label="Group 1">
 					<MenuItem>Item 1</MenuItem>
 					<MenuItem>Item 2</MenuItem>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/dropdown/style.scss b/packages/components/src/dropdown/style.scss
index 280a8e444714a6..d7ae7963f7ed8c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/dropdown/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/dropdown/style.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 		&:has(.components-menu-group) {
 			padding: 0;
+
+			.components-dropdown-menu__menu > .components-menu-item__button,
+			> .components-menu-item__button {
+				margin: $grid-unit-10;
+				width: auto;
+			}
 		}
 	}