diff --git a/app/views/projects/group_links/_index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/group_links/_index.html.haml
index b6116dbec41..debb0214d06 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/group_links/_index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/group_links/_index.html.haml
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
     %p
       Projects can be stored in only one group at once. However you can share a project with other groups here.
   .col-lg-9
-    %h5.prepend-top-0
-      Set a group to share
     = form_tag namespace_project_group_links_path(@project.namespace, @project), class: 'js-requires-input', method: :post do
       .form-group
-        = label_tag :link_group_id, "Group", class: "label-light"
+        = label_tag :link_group_id, "Select a group to share with", class: "label-light"
         = groups_select_tag(:link_group_id, data: { skip_groups: @skip_groups }, required: true)
       .form-group
         = label_tag :link_group_access, "Max access level", class: "label-light"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/project_members/_index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/project_members/_index.html.haml
index f83521052ed..d080b6c83d4 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/project_members/_index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/project_members/_index.html.haml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         = render "projects/project_members/new_project_member"
 
         = render 'shared/members/requests', membership_source: @project, requesters: @requesters
-        .append-bottom-default.clearfix
+        .clearfix
           %h5.member.existing-title
             Existing members and groups
         - if @group_links.any?
diff --git a/app/views/shared/members/_requests.html.haml b/app/views/shared/members/_requests.html.haml
index 10050adfda5..92f6e7428ae 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/members/_requests.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/members/_requests.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - if requesters.any?
-  .panel.panel-default
+  .panel.panel-default.prepend-top-default
     .panel-heading
       Users requesting access to
       %strong= membership_source.name
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/31689-request-access-spacing.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/31689-request-access-spacing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66076b44f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/31689-request-access-spacing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Add default margin-top to user request table on project members page
+merge_request:
+author: