diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/avatar/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/avatar/block.json
index 3b4ac7c84f617..fa86541b2963f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/avatar/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/avatar/block.json
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
 		"alignWide": false,
 		"spacing": {
 			"margin": true,
-			"padding": true
+			"padding": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"margin": false,
+				"padding": false
+			}
 		},
 		"__experimentalBorder": {
 			"__experimentalSkipSerialization": true,