diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/template-part/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/template-part/block.json
index 8ffb9be3fe1ce..c66bed73d33d7 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/template-part/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/template-part/block.json
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 			"gradients": true,
 			"link": true
 		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"padding": true
+		},
 		"__experimentalLayout": true
 	},
 	"editorStyle": "wp-block-template-part-editor"