diff -u b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.css b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.css
--- b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.css
+++ b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.css
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
   max-height: 0;
   margin-block: 0;
   margin-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--sp));
+  padding-block: var(--sp0-25);
   padding-inline-start: var(--sp2-5);
   transition: opacity 0.2s, visibility 0.2s, max-height 0.2s;
   opacity: 0;
@@ -194,10 +195,6 @@
   line-height: var(--sp);
 }
 
-.primary-nav__menu-item--level-2 {
-  padding-block: var(--sp0-25);
-}
-
 html:not(.js) .primary-nav__menu--level-2 {
   visibility: visible;
   max-height: none;
diff -u b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.pcss.css b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.pcss.css
--- b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.pcss.css
+++ b/core/themes/olivero/css/components/navigation/nav-primary.pcss.css
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
   max-height: 0;
   margin-block: 0;
   margin-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--sp));
+  padding-block: var(--sp0-25);
   padding-inline-start: var(--sp2-5);
   transition: opacity 0.2s, visibility 0.2s, max-height 0.2s;
   opacity: 0;
@@ -184,10 +185,6 @@
   line-height: var(--sp);
 }
 
-.primary-nav__menu-item--level-2 {
-  padding-block: var(--sp0-25);
-}
-
 html:not(.js) {
   & .primary-nav__menu--level-2 {
     visibility: visible;