diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss b/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
index b85d5fb1cba7..c54e2b022dcc 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/data-table/_data-table-core.scss
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@
   }
 
   // Overflow Menu Overrides
+  .#{$prefix}--data-table td .#{$prefix}--overflow-menu {
+    margin: rem(-7px) 0 rem(-8px);
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--data-table.#{$prefix}--data-table--compact
+    td
+    .#{$prefix}--overflow-menu {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+
   .#{$prefix}--data-table
     td.#{$prefix}--table-column-menu
     .#{$prefix}--overflow-menu[aria-expanded='false']:focus {