diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Button/Button.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Button/Button.story.tsx
index 708facda0a3..76fec86e1e2 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Button/Button.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Button/Button.story.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const Examples: StoryFn<typeof Button> = () => {
           <Button variant="secondary" icon="angle-down" />
         </ButtonGroup>
       </Stack>
-      <Card>
+      <Card noMargin>
         <Card.Heading>Button inside card</Card.Heading>
         <Card.Actions>
           {allButtonVariants.map((variant) => (
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
index fb040abb520..b199b606565 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.story.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof Card> = {
   tags: ['autodocs', 'nosort'],
   parameters: {
     controls: {
-      exclude: ['onClick', 'href', 'heading', 'description', 'className'],
+      exclude: ['onClick', 'href', 'heading', 'description', 'className', 'noMargin'],
     },
   },
 };
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof Card> = {
  */
 export const Basic: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card {...args}>
+    <Card noMargin {...args}>
       <Card.Heading>Filter by name</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>
         Filter data by query. This is useful if you are sharing the results from a different panel that has many queries
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const Basic: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const MultipleMetadataElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
+    <Card noMargin>
       <Card.Heading>Test dashboard</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Meta>{['Folder: Test', 'Views: 100']}</Card.Meta>
     </Card>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const MultipleMetadataElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const ComplexMetadataElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
+    <Card noMargin>
       <Card.Heading>Test dashboard</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Meta>
         <>Grafana</>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const ComplexMetadataElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const MultipleMetadataWithCustomSeparator: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
+    <Card noMargin>
       <Card.Heading>Test dashboard</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Meta separator={'-'}>
         Grafana
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const MultipleMetadataWithCustomSeparator: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args)
  */
 export const Tags: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
+    <Card noMargin>
       <Card.Heading>Test dashboard</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>Card with a list of tags</Card.Description>
       <Card.Tags>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const Tags: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const AsALink: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card href="https://grafana.com">
+    <Card noMargin href="https://grafana.com">
       <Card.Heading>Redirect to Grafana</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>Clicking this card will redirect to grafana website</Card.Description>
     </Card>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const AsALink: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const AsAButton: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card onClick={() => alert('Hello, Grafana!')}>
+    <Card noMargin onClick={() => alert('Hello, Grafana!')}>
       <Card.Heading>Hello, Grafana</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>Clicking this card will create an alert</Card.Description>
     </Card>
@@ -131,27 +131,27 @@ export const AsAButton: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const InsideAListItem: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <ul style={{ padding: '20px', listStyle: 'none', display: 'grid' }}>
+    <ul style={{ padding: '20px', listStyle: 'none', display: 'grid', gap: '8px' }}>
       <li>
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>List card item</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Description>Card that is rendered inside li element.</Card.Description>
         </Card>
       </li>
       <li>
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>List card item</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Description>Card that is rendered inside li element.</Card.Description>
         </Card>
       </li>
       <li>
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>List card item</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Description>Card that is rendered inside li element.</Card.Description>
         </Card>
       </li>
       <li>
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>List card item</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Description>Card that is rendered inside li element.</Card.Description>
         </Card>
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ export const InsideAListItem: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Cards can also be rendered with media content such icons or images. Such elements need to be wrapped in `Card.Figure` component.
+ * Cards can also be rendered with media content such as icons or images. Such elements need to be wrapped in `Card.Figure` component.
  */
 export const WithMediaElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card>
+    <Card noMargin>
       <Card.Heading>1-ops-tools1-fallback</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Figure>
         <img src={logo} alt="Grafana Logo" width="40" height="40" />
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export const WithMediaElements: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const ActionCards: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card {...args}>
+    <Card noMargin {...args}>
       <Card.Heading>1-ops-tools1-fallback</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Meta>
         Prometheus
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export const ActionCards: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
  */
 export const DisabledState: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card disabled>
+    <Card noMargin disabled>
       <Card.Heading>1-ops-tools1-fallback</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Meta>
         Grafana
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export const DisabledState: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
 
 export const Selectable: StoryFn<typeof Card> = () => {
   return (
-    <Card isSelected disabled>
+    <Card noMargin isSelected disabled>
       <Card.Heading>Option #1</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>This is a really great option, you will not regret it.</Card.Description>
       <Card.Figure>
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export const Selectable: StoryFn<typeof Card> = () => {
 
 export const Full: StoryFn<typeof Card> = (args) => {
   return (
-    <Card {...args}>
+    <Card noMargin {...args}>
       <Card.Heading>Card title</Card.Heading>
       <Card.Description>
         Description, body text. Greetings! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.test.tsx
index a602ead887f..8fc37175200 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Card/Card.test.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const callback = jest.fn();
     render(
-      <Card onClick={callback}>
+      <Card noMargin onClick={callback}>
         <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
       </Card>
     );
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
   describe('Card Actions', () => {
     it('Children should be disabled or enabled according to Card disabled prop', () => {
       const { rerender } = render(
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Actions>
             <Button>Click Me</Button>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' })).toBeEnabled();
 
       rerender(
-        <Card disabled>
+        <Card noMargin disabled>
           <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Actions>
             <Button>Click Me</Button>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
 
     it('Children should be independently enabled or disabled if explicitly set', () => {
       const { rerender } = render(
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Actions>
             <Button disabled>Click Me</Button>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' })).toBeDisabled();
 
       rerender(
-        <Card disabled>
+        <Card noMargin disabled>
           <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Actions>
             <Button disabled={false}>Click Me</Button>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
     it('Children should be conditional', () => {
       const shouldNotRender = false;
       render(
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>Test Heading</Card.Heading>
           <Card.Actions>
             <Button>Click Me</Button>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
 
     it('Should allow selectable cards', () => {
       const { rerender } = render(
-        <Card isSelected={true}>
+        <Card noMargin isSelected={true}>
           <Card.Heading>My Option</Card.Heading>
         </Card>
       );
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('radio')).toBeChecked();
 
       rerender(
-        <Card isSelected={false}>
+        <Card noMargin isSelected={false}>
           <Card.Heading>My Option</Card.Heading>
         </Card>
       );
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Card', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('radio')).not.toBeChecked();
 
       rerender(
-        <Card>
+        <Card noMargin>
           <Card.Heading>My Option</Card.Heading>
         </Card>
       );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ThemeDemos/ThemeDemo.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ThemeDemos/ThemeDemo.tsx
index cc243bee735..ab36eabca9e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ThemeDemos/ThemeDemo.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ThemeDemos/ThemeDemo.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export const ThemeDemo = () => {
                   Disabled
                 </Button>
               </Stack>
-              <Card>
+              <Card noMargin>
                 <Card.Heading>Button inside card</Card.Heading>
                 <Card.Actions>
                   {allButtonVariants.map((variant) => (
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ export function VizHuesDemo({ theme, color }: VizHuesDemoProps) {
   return (
     <tr>
       <td>{color.name}</td>
-      {color.shades.map((shade) => (
-        <td>
+      {color.shades.map((shade, index) => (
+        <td key={index}>
           <div
             className={css({
               background: shade.color,