diff --git a/resources/skins.vector.styles/typography.less b/resources/skins.vector.styles/typography.less
index 26043b2a8..24c9ae614 100644
--- a/resources/skins.vector.styles/typography.less
+++ b/resources/skins.vector.styles/typography.less
@@ -145,12 +145,18 @@ pre,
 	}
 
 	p {
-		// T351754 Use padding to avoid margin collapsing between adjacent <p> elements
-		// creating an effective margin-bottom: 1em
-		padding-bottom: 0.5em;
-		// Top margin is needed because many elements rely on adjacent <p> elements
-		// for extra spacing, i.e. lists and headings
-		margin: 0.5em 0 0 0;
+		margin: 0.5em 0 1em 0;
+	}
+
+	p + ul,
+	p + ol,
+	p + table,
+	p + dl,
+	p + blockquote {
+		// Inline elements should have 0.5em total top spacing
+		// Use negative margin to account for 1em bottom margin on paragraphs
+		// This will not work for floated elements
+		margin-top: -0.5em;
 	}
 
 	blockquote {
@@ -166,12 +172,6 @@ pre,
 			margin-bottom: 0;
 		}
 	}
-
-	ul,
-	ol {
-		// Override default spacing so that lists entirely rely on adjacent sibling elements for spacing
-		margin-top: 0;
-	}
 }
 
 // T335625 - Move siteSub into common.less to prevent it from being feature-flagged