diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-mover/button.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-mover/button.js
index aa6ad9f227e49a..5502aebe20c697 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-mover/button.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-mover/button.js
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const getDirection = ( direction, orientation ) => {
 			return isRTL() ? 'right' : 'left';
 		}
 		return 'up';
+	} else if ( direction === 'down' ) {
+		if ( orientation === 'horizontal' ) {
+			return isRTL() ? 'left' : 'right';
+		}
+		return 'down';
 	}
 	return null;
 };
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tooltip/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/tooltip/index.tsx
index 663c7a3595420b..d21ba40303027a 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tooltip/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tooltip/index.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ function UnforwardedTooltip(
 		showTimeout: delay,
 	} );
 
+	const getGutterValue = () => {
+		if ( direction === 'up' ) {
+			return 28;
+		} else if ( direction === 'down' ) {
+			return 8;
+		}
+		return 4;
+	};
+
 	const mounted = tooltipStore.useState( 'mounted' );
 
 	if ( isNestedInTooltip ) {
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ function UnforwardedTooltip(
 					{ ...restProps }
 					className={ clsx( 'components-tooltip', className ) }
 					unmountOnHide
-					gutter={ direction === 'up' ? 28 : 4 }
+					gutter={ getGutterValue() }
 					id={ describedById }
 					overflowPadding={ 0.5 }
 					store={ tooltipStore }