diff --git a/editor/meta-boxes/style.scss b/editor/meta-boxes/style.scss
index 7302e9dd10e13..19397ffc76a1f 100644
--- a/editor/meta-boxes/style.scss
+++ b/editor/meta-boxes/style.scss
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 	.components-panel__body.is-opened .components-panel__body-toggle {
 		border-bottom: 1px solid $light-gray-500;
 	}
+
+	// don't show unless sidebar is also opened
+	display: none;
+	.is-sidebar-opened & {
+		display: block;
+	}
 }
 
 .editor-meta-boxes__iframe {
diff --git a/editor/modes/visual-editor/style.scss b/editor/modes/visual-editor/style.scss
index 0bfd87f8af948..c03b47989224b 100644
--- a/editor/modes/visual-editor/style.scss
+++ b/editor/modes/visual-editor/style.scss
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
 		line-height: $editor-line-height;
 		cursor: text;
 		left: -1px;
+		max-width: none;	// fixes a bleed issue from the admin
 
 		&:hover {
 			outline: 1px solid $light-gray-500;