diff --git a/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9681.md b/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9681.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e618e009828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eui/changelogs/upcoming/9681.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Removed the `translateY` transform on clickable `EuiPanel`s
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/panel/panel.styles.ts b/packages/eui/src/components/panel/panel.styles.ts
index cccce5eed14f..a8f3bbd9b545 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/panel/panel.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/panel/panel.styles.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ export const euiPanelStyles = (euiThemeContext: UseEuiTheme) => {
     isClickable: css`
       ${euiCanAnimate} {
         transition: box-shadow ${euiTheme.animation.fast}
-            ${euiTheme.animation.resistance},
-          transform ${euiTheme.animation.fast} ${euiTheme.animation.resistance};
+          ${euiTheme.animation.resistance};
       }
 
       &:enabled {
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ export const euiPanelStyles = (euiThemeContext: UseEuiTheme) => {
             }
           `,
         })}
-        transform: translateY(-2px);
         cursor: pointer;
       }
     `,
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/panel/split_panel/split_panel.styles.ts b/packages/eui/src/components/panel/split_panel/split_panel.styles.ts
index 67b69cbc424d..137eb881c0c7 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/panel/split_panel/split_panel.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/panel/split_panel/split_panel.styles.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ export const euiSplitPanelInnerStyles = (euiThemeContext: UseEuiTheme) => {
       /* Make sure they're evenly split */
       flex-basis: 0%;
 
-      /* Ensure no movement if they have click handlers */
       /* stylelint-disable declaration-no-important */
-      transform: none !important;
       box-shadow: none !important;
     `,