diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
index 12278c2b686..b7e13d99f1c 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/core.scss
@@ -2214,6 +2214,8 @@ $footer-link-color: $bg-inverse-link-color !default;
     a {
         color: $footer-link-color;
         text-decoration: underline;
+        padding-top: map-get($spacers, 1);
+        padding-bottom: map-get($spacers, 1);
 
         .icon {
             color: $footer-link-color;
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index d2db14b2741..33e7539ecd1 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -25177,6 +25177,8 @@ h3.sectionname .inplaceeditable.inplaceeditingon .editinstructions {
 .footer-dark a {
   color: #fff;
   text-decoration: underline;
+  padding-top: 0.25rem;
+  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
 }
 .footer-dark a .icon {
   color: #fff;
diff --git a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
index 009232f9704..d6915353b05 100644
--- a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
@@ -25177,6 +25177,8 @@ h3.sectionname .inplaceeditable.inplaceeditingon .editinstructions {
 .footer-dark a {
   color: #fff;
   text-decoration: underline;
+  padding-top: 0.25rem;
+  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
 }
 .footer-dark a .icon {
   color: #fff;