diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/new_board_button.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/new_board_button.vue
index ebbd8f7237d0b5708949c7c4a393859c3ea85136..1fc9b55b40d34f60ce70d09d1caf773948ee53d3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/new_board_button.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/new_board_button.vue
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ export default {
   <gitlab-experiment name="prominent_create_board_btn">
     <template #control> </template>
     <template #candidate>
-      <div v-if="canShowCreateButton" class="gl-ml-1 gl-mr-3 gl-display-flex gl-align-items-center">
+      <div
+        v-if="canShowCreateButton"
+        class="gl-ml-1 gl-mr-3 gl-display-flex gl-align-items-flex-start"
+      >
         <gl-button @click.prevent="showDialog">
           {{ createButtonText }}
         </gl-button>