diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/design_management/components/design_description/description_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/design_management/components/design_description/description_form.vue
index 739a84b98e405ca4191ad56cdc86a69feb400805..75e04f8b9645fda0c09b0b8bcd8c499ef20ecbfe 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/design_management/components/design_description/description_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/design_management/components/design_description/description_form.vue
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default {
         @keydown.ctrl.enter="updateDesignDescription"
         @keydown.exact.esc.stop="closeForm"
       />
-      <div class="gl-mt-3 gl-flex">
+      <div class="gl-mt-3 gl-flex gl-gap-3">
         <gl-button
           category="primary"
           variant="confirm"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export default {
           @click="updateDesignDescription"
           >{{ s__('DesignManagement|Save changes') }}
         </gl-button>
-        <gl-button category="tertiary" class="gl-ml-3" data-testid="cancel" @click="closeForm"
+        <gl-button category="tertiary" data-testid="cancel" @click="closeForm"
           >{{ s__('DesignManagement|Cancel') }}
         </gl-button>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_description.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_description.vue
index 361df0abc73a6c9f838a900d86263018ffba55a2..22c74b390ad8e78b38d3402143837fa9c1bb055e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_description.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/components/work_item_description.vue
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export default {
               </gl-button>
             </template>
           </gl-alert>
-          <div v-else-if="showButtonsBelowField" class="gl-mt-5">
+          <div v-else-if="showButtonsBelowField" class="gl-mt-5 gl-flex gl-gap-3">
             <gl-button
               category="primary"
               variant="confirm"
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export default {
               type="submit"
               >{{ saveButtonText }}
             </gl-button>
-            <gl-button category="secondary" class="gl-ml-3" data-testid="cancel" type="reset"
+            <gl-button category="secondary" data-testid="cancel" type="reset"
               >{{ __('Cancel') }}
             </gl-button>
           </div>