diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/customize-nav-menus.css b/src/wp-admin/css/customize-nav-menus.css
index 6f50f12032..c266bb7e0a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/customize-nav-menus.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/customize-nav-menus.css
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@
 .reordering .menu-item-depth-10 > .menu-item-bar { margin-right: 150px; }
 .reordering .menu-item-depth-11 > .menu-item-bar { margin-right: 165px; }
 
+/* Forces top margin to be zero for new menu */
+.control-section-nav_menu.open .menu {
+	margin-top: 0 !important;
+}
+
 .control-section-nav_menu .menu .menu-item-edit-active {
 	margin-left: 0;
 }