diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/components/row.less b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/components/row.less
index 85f0ed657..87b376f51 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/components/row.less
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/components/row.less
@@ -57,10 +57,18 @@
   .dashboard-component-tabs > .hover-menu + div:after {
     border: 1px dashed @gray-light;
   }
+
+  /* provide hit area in case row contents is edge to edge */
+  .dashboard-component-tabs-content {
+    .dragdroppable-row {
+      padding-top: 16px;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .grid-row.grid-row--empty {
-  align-items: center; /* this centers the empty note content */
+  /* this centers the empty note content */
+  align-items: center;
   height: 100px;
 
   &:before {