diff --git a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.scss b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.scss
index ebf07c1c4d872..5bf8773db9c0b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.scss
+++ b/packages/kbn-unified-data-table/src/components/data_table.scss
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     border-left: 0;
     border-right: 0;
   }
-  .euiDataGridRowCell.euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn[data-gridcell-column-id='additionalRowControl_menuControl'] {
+  .euiDataGridRowCell.euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn[data-gridcell-column-id='additionalRowControl_menuControl'] .euiDataGridRowCell__content {
     padding-bottom: 0;
   }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     border-left: 0;
     border-right: 0;
   }
-  .euiDataGridRowCell.euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn[data-gridcell-column-id='colorIndicator'] {
+  .euiDataGridRowCell.euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn[data-gridcell-column-id='colorIndicator'] .euiDataGridRowCell__content {
     height: 100%;
     padding: 0;
     border-bottom: 0;