diff --git a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
index d5cf6e2ca3370..da72c22a2868b 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control-split-controls/component.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import type { ComponentProps } from 'react';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useCallback, useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useMergeRefs } from '@wordpress/compose';
 
 /**
@@ -18,6 +14,7 @@ import { Grid } from '../../grid';
 import { contextConnect, WordPressComponentProps } from '../../ui/context';
 import { useBorderBoxControlSplitControls } from './hook';
 
+import type { BorderControlProps } from '../../border-control/types';
 import type { SplitControlsProps } from '../types';
 
 const BorderBoxControlSplitControls = (
@@ -40,18 +37,27 @@ const BorderBoxControlSplitControls = (
 		__next36pxDefaultSize,
 		...otherProps
 	} = useBorderBoxControlSplitControls( props );
-	const containerRef = useRef();
-	const mergedRef = useMergeRefs( [ containerRef, forwardedRef ] );
-	const popoverProps: ComponentProps<
-		typeof BorderControl
-	>[ '__unstablePopoverProps' ] = popoverPlacement
-		? {
+
+	const [ popoverProps, setPopoverProps ] =
+		useState< BorderControlProps[ '__unstablePopoverProps' ] >();
+	const [ popoverAnchor, setPopoverAnchor ] = useState< Element >();
+
+	const containerRef = useCallback( ( node ) => {
+		setPopoverAnchor( node ?? undefined );
+	}, [] );
+
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( popoverPlacement ) {
+			setPopoverProps( {
 				placement: popoverPlacement,
 				offset: popoverOffset,
-				anchorRef: containerRef,
+				anchor: popoverAnchor,
 				shift: true,
-		  }
-		: undefined;
+			} );
+		} else {
+			setPopoverProps( undefined );
+		}
+	}, [ popoverPlacement, popoverOffset, popoverAnchor ] );
 
 	const sharedBorderControlProps = {
 		colors,
@@ -64,6 +70,8 @@ const BorderBoxControlSplitControls = (
 		__next36pxDefaultSize,
 	};
 
+	const mergedRef = useMergeRefs( [ containerRef, forwardedRef ] );
+
 	return (
 		<Grid { ...otherProps } ref={ mergedRef } gap={ 4 }>
 			<BorderBoxControlVisualizer
diff --git a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control/component.tsx b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control/component.tsx
index 19814d8cef720..c346d41585778 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/border-box-control/component.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import type { ComponentProps } from 'react';
-
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useCallback, useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useMergeRefs } from '@wordpress/compose';
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +19,10 @@ import { contextConnect, WordPressComponentProps } from '../../ui/context';
 import { useBorderBoxControl } from './hook';
 
 import type { BorderBoxControlProps } from '../types';
-import type { LabelProps } from '../../border-control/types';
+import type {
+	LabelProps,
+	BorderControlProps,
+} from '../../border-control/types';
 
 const BorderLabel = ( props: LabelProps ) => {
 	const { label, hideLabelFromVision } = props;
@@ -67,18 +65,29 @@ const BorderBoxControl = (
 		__next36pxDefaultSize = false,
 		...otherProps
 	} = useBorderBoxControl( props );
-	const containerRef = useRef();
-	const mergedRef = useMergeRefs( [ containerRef, forwardedRef ] );
-	const popoverProps: ComponentProps<
-		typeof BorderControl
-	>[ '__unstablePopoverProps' ] = popoverPlacement
-		? {
+
+	const [ popoverProps, setPopoverProps ] =
+		useState< BorderControlProps[ '__unstablePopoverProps' ] >();
+	const [ popoverAnchor, setPopoverAnchor ] = useState< Element >();
+
+	const containerRef = useCallback( ( node ) => {
+		setPopoverAnchor( node ?? undefined );
+	}, [] );
+
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( popoverPlacement ) {
+			setPopoverProps( {
 				placement: popoverPlacement,
 				offset: popoverOffset,
-				anchorRef: containerRef,
+				anchor: popoverAnchor,
 				shift: true,
-		  }
-		: undefined;
+			} );
+		} else {
+			setPopoverProps( undefined );
+		}
+	}, [ popoverPlacement, popoverOffset, popoverAnchor ] );
+
+	const mergedRef = useMergeRefs( [ containerRef, forwardedRef ] );
 
 	return (
 		<View className={ className } { ...otherProps } ref={ mergedRef }>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/stories/index.js b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/stories/index.js
index 1f6413fa50ab0..469d6d4d3407f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/border-box-control/stories/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/border-box-control/stories/index.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Default.args = {
 		width: '1px',
 	},
 	__next36pxDefaultSize: false,
+	popoverPlacement: 'right-start',
 };
 
 const WrapperView = styled.div`
diff --git a/packages/components/src/popover/types.ts b/packages/components/src/popover/types.ts
index ea00169f7d722..b4b6d8c24fc41 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/popover/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/popover/types.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export type PopoverProps = {
 	 * be an `Element` or, alternatively, a `VirtualElement` — ie. an object with
 	 * the `getBoundingClientRect()` and the `ownerDocument` properties defined.
 	 */
-	anchor: Element | VirtualElement;
+	anchor?: Element | VirtualElement;
 	/**
 	 * Whether the popover should animate when opening.
 	 *