diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
index fcb86fd147fbc..f974f6d914b16 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@
 		overflow: auto;
 	}
 
-	/*
-		Temporary to hide the contextual toolbar in view mode.
-		See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/46298
-		This rule can possibly be removed once the
-		contextual toolbar has been redesigned.
-		See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/40450
-	*/
 	&.is-view-mode {
+		box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+
+		/*
+			Temporary to hide the contextual toolbar in view mode.
+			See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/46298
+			This rule can possibly be removed once the
+			contextual toolbar has been redesigned.
+			See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/40450
+		*/
 		.block-editor-block-contextual-toolbar {
 			display: none;
 		}
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
index 6e8a7fb42eb9b..bbbd73956a57b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
 
 	& > div {
 		color: $gray-900;
-		box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
 	}
 
 	@include break-medium {
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@
 
 		& > div {
 			border-radius: 0;
-			box-shadow: none;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
index 8682b9f79181f..72b13b3a588be 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/list/style.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 .edit-site {
 	.edit-site-list {
+		background: $white;
+		border-radius: $radius-block-ui * 4;
+		box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+
 		.interface-interface-skeleton__editor {
 			min-width: 100%;