diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-9543.json b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-9543.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1507f67a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-9543.json
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+{
+    "~:features": {
+        "~#set": [
+            "layout/grid",
+            "fdata/pointer-map",
+            "fdata/objects-map",
+            "components/v2",
+            "fdata/shape-data-type"
+        ]
+    },
+    "~:permissions": {
+        "~:type": "~:membership",
+        "~:is-owner": true,
+        "~:is-admin": true,
+        "~:can-edit": true,
+        "~:can-read": true,
+        "~:is-logged": true
+    },
+    "~:has-media-trimmed": false,
+    "~:comment-thread-seqn": 0,
+    "~:name": "New File 1",
+    "~:revn": 15,
+    "~:modified-at": "~m1738332498202",
+    "~:vern": 0,
+    "~:id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27d",
+    "~:is-shared": false,
+    "~:migrations": {
+        "~#ordered-set": [
+            "legacy-2",
+            "legacy-3",
+            "legacy-5",
+            "legacy-6",
+            "legacy-7",
+            "legacy-8",
+            "legacy-9",
+            "legacy-10",
+            "legacy-11",
+            "legacy-12",
+            "legacy-13",
+            "legacy-14",
+            "legacy-16",
+            "legacy-17",
+            "legacy-18",
+            "legacy-19",
+            "legacy-25",
+            "legacy-26",
+            "legacy-27",
+            "legacy-28",
+            "legacy-29",
+            "legacy-31",
+            "legacy-32",
+            "legacy-33",
+            "legacy-34",
+            "legacy-36",
+            "legacy-37",
+            "legacy-38",
+            "legacy-39",
+            "legacy-40",
+            "legacy-41",
+            "legacy-42",
+            "legacy-43",
+            "legacy-44",
+            "legacy-45",
+            "legacy-46",
+            "legacy-47",
+            "legacy-48",
+            "legacy-49",
+            "legacy-50",
+            "legacy-51",
+            "legacy-52",
+            "legacy-53",
+            "legacy-54",
+            "legacy-55",
+            "legacy-56",
+            "legacy-57",
+            "legacy-59",
+            "legacy-62",
+            "legacy-65",
+            "legacy-66",
+            "legacy-67"
+        ]
+    },
+    "~:version": 67,
+    "~:project-id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6ca759253d",
+    "~:created-at": "~m1738331541791",
+    "~:data": {
+        "~:pages": [
+            "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27e"
+        ],
+        "~:pages-index": {
+            "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27e": {
+                "~#penpot/pointer": [
+                    "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa705347b678",
+                    {
+                        "~:created-at": "~m1738332498207"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        },
+        "~:id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27d",
+        "~:options": {
+            "~:components-v2": true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-9543.json b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-9543.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4589bd3f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/design/get-file-fragment-9543.json
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+{
+    "~:id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa705347b678",
+    "~:file-id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27d",
+    "~:created-at": "~m1738332498199",
+    "~:data": {
+        "~:options": {},
+        "~:objects": {
+            "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000": {
+                "~#shape": {
+                    "~:y": 0,
+                    "~:hide-fill-on-export": false,
+                    "~:transform": {
+                        "~#matrix": {
+                            "~:a": 1.0,
+                            "~:b": 0.0,
+                            "~:c": 0.0,
+                            "~:d": 1.0,
+                            "~:e": 0.0,
+                            "~:f": 0.0
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:rotation": 0,
+                    "~:name": "Root Frame",
+                    "~:width": 0.01,
+                    "~:type": "~:frame",
+                    "~:points": [
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0.0,
+                                "~:y": 0.0
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0.01,
+                                "~:y": 0.0
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0.01,
+                                "~:y": 0.01
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0.0,
+                                "~:y": 0.01
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:r2": 0,
+                    "~:proportion-lock": false,
+                    "~:transform-inverse": {
+                        "~#matrix": {
+                            "~:a": 1.0,
+                            "~:b": 0.0,
+                            "~:c": 0.0,
+                            "~:d": 1.0,
+                            "~:e": 0.0,
+                            "~:f": 0.0
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:r3": 0,
+                    "~:r1": 0,
+                    "~:id": "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+                    "~:parent-id": "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+                    "~:frame-id": "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+                    "~:strokes": [],
+                    "~:x": 0,
+                    "~:proportion": 1.0,
+                    "~:r4": 0,
+                    "~:selrect": {
+                        "~#rect": {
+                            "~:x": 0,
+                            "~:y": 0,
+                            "~:width": 0.01,
+                            "~:height": 0.01,
+                            "~:x1": 0,
+                            "~:y1": 0,
+                            "~:x2": 0.01,
+                            "~:y2": 0.01
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:fills": [
+                        {
+                            "~:fill-color": "#FFFFFF",
+                            "~:fill-opacity": 1
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:flip-x": null,
+                    "~:height": 0.01,
+                    "~:flip-y": null,
+                    "~:shapes": [
+                        "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6caf76e409"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6caf76e409": {
+                "~#shape": {
+                    "~:y": 0,
+                    "~:layout-grid-columns": [
+                        {
+                            "~:type": "~:flex",
+                            "~:value": 1
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~:type": "~:flex",
+                            "~:value": 1
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:hide-fill-on-export": false,
+                    "~:layout-gap-type": "~:multiple",
+                    "~:layout-padding": {
+                        "~:p1": 0,
+                        "~:p2": 0,
+                        "~:p3": 0,
+                        "~:p4": 0
+                    },
+                    "~:transform": {
+                        "~#matrix": {
+                            "~:a": 1.0,
+                            "~:b": 0.0,
+                            "~:c": 0.0,
+                            "~:d": 1.0,
+                            "~:e": 0.0,
+                            "~:f": 0.0
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:rotation": 0,
+                    "~:grow-type": "~:fixed",
+                    "~:layout": "~:grid",
+                    "~:hide-in-viewer": false,
+                    "~:name": "Board",
+                    "~:layout-align-items": "~:start",
+                    "~:width": 200,
+                    "~:layout-grid-cells": {
+                        "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09187": {
+                            "~:justify-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column": 1,
+                            "~:id": "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09187",
+                            "~:position": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column-span": 1,
+                            "~:align-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:row": 1,
+                            "~:row-span": 1,
+                            "~:shapes": []
+                        },
+                        "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09188": {
+                            "~:justify-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column": 2,
+                            "~:id": "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09188",
+                            "~:position": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column-span": 1,
+                            "~:align-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:row": 1,
+                            "~:row-span": 1,
+                            "~:shapes": []
+                        },
+                        "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09189": {
+                            "~:justify-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column": 1,
+                            "~:id": "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b09189",
+                            "~:position": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column-span": 1,
+                            "~:align-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:row": 2,
+                            "~:row-span": 1,
+                            "~:shapes": []
+                        },
+                        "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b0918a": {
+                            "~:justify-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column": 2,
+                            "~:id": "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6cb3b0918a",
+                            "~:position": "~:auto",
+                            "~:column-span": 1,
+                            "~:align-self": "~:auto",
+                            "~:row": 2,
+                            "~:row-span": 1,
+                            "~:shapes": []
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:layout-padding-type": "~:simple",
+                    "~:type": "~:frame",
+                    "~:points": [
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0,
+                                "~:y": 0
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 200,
+                                "~:y": 0
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 200,
+                                "~:y": 200
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~#point": {
+                                "~:x": 0,
+                                "~:y": 200
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:r2": 0,
+                    "~:proportion-lock": false,
+                    "~:layout-gap": {
+                        "~:row-gap": 0,
+                        "~:column-gap": 0
+                    },
+                    "~:transform-inverse": {
+                        "~#matrix": {
+                            "~:a": 1.0,
+                            "~:b": 0.0,
+                            "~:c": 0.0,
+                            "~:d": 1.0,
+                            "~:e": 0.0,
+                            "~:f": 0.0
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:r3": 0,
+                    "~:layout-justify-content": "~:stretch",
+                    "~:r1": 0,
+                    "~:id": "~uc42485d8-8a02-80e3-8005-aa6caf76e409",
+                    "~:layout-justify-items": "~:start",
+                    "~:parent-id": "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+                    "~:layout-align-content": "~:stretch",
+                    "~:frame-id": "~u00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+                    "~:strokes": [],
+                    "~:x": 0,
+                    "~:proportion": 1,
+                    "~:r4": 0,
+                    "~:layout-grid-rows": [
+                        {
+                            "~:type": "~:flex",
+                            "~:value": 1
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "~:type": "~:flex",
+                            "~:value": 1
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:selrect": {
+                        "~#rect": {
+                            "~:x": 0,
+                            "~:y": 0,
+                            "~:width": 200,
+                            "~:height": 200,
+                            "~:x1": 0,
+                            "~:y1": 0,
+                            "~:x2": 200,
+                            "~:y2": 200
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "~:fills": [
+                        {
+                            "~:fill-color": "#FFFFFF",
+                            "~:fill-opacity": 1
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "~:layout-grid-dir": "~:row",
+                    "~:flip-x": null,
+                    "~:height": 200,
+                    "~:flip-y": null,
+                    "~:shapes": []
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "~:id": "~u525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27e",
+        "~:name": "Page 1"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/data/design/update-file-9543.json b/frontend/playwright/data/design/update-file-9543.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0a1bffa2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/playwright/data/design/update-file-9543.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"~:revn":15,"~:lagged":[]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/design-tab.spec.js b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/design-tab.spec.js
index 38b347efe6..ea73328de7 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/design-tab.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/design-tab.spec.js
@@ -172,3 +172,36 @@ test("BUG 9061 - Group blur visibility toggle icon not updating", async ({
   await blurButton.click();
   await expect(blurIcon).toHaveAttribute("href", "#icon-hide");
 });
+
+test("BUG 9543 - Layout padding inputs not showing 'mixed' when needed", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const workspace = new WorkspacePage(page);
+  await workspace.setupEmptyFile();
+  await workspace.mockRPC(/get\-file\?/, "design/get-file-9543.json");
+  await workspace.mockRPC(
+    "get-file-fragment?file-id=*&fragment-id=*",
+    "design/get-file-fragment-9543.json",
+  );
+  await workspace.mockRPC("update-file?id=*", "design/update-file-9543.json");
+
+  await workspace.goToWorkspace({
+    fileId: "525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27d",
+    pageId: "525a5d8b-028e-80e7-8005-aa6cad42f27e",
+  });
+
+  await workspace.clickLeafLayer("Board");
+  let toggle = workspace.page.getByRole("button", {
+    name: "Show 4 sided padding options",
+  });
+
+  await toggle.click();
+  await workspace.page.getByLabel("Top padding").fill("10");
+  await toggle.click();
+
+  await expect(workspace.page.getByLabel("Vertical padding")).toHaveValue("");
+  await expect(workspace.page.getByLabel("Vertical padding")).toHaveAttribute(
+    "placeholder",
+    "Mixed",
+  );
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs
index b1b1a1c7e0..425fbc5d2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@
         p1 (if (and (not (= :multiple value))
                     (= p1 p3))
              p1
-             "--")
+             nil)
 
         p2 (if (and (not (= :multiple value))
                     (= p2 p4))
              p2
-             "--")
+             nil)
 
         on-change'
         (mf/use-fn
@@ -334,30 +334,34 @@
 
     [:div {:class (stl/css :paddings-simple)}
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-simple)
-            :title "Vertical padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.vertical")}
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-top-bottom]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:class (stl/css :numeric-input)
-        :placeholder "--"
+        :placeholder (tr "settings.multiple")
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.vertical")
         :data-attr "p1"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
+        :nillable true
         :min 0
         :value p1}]]
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-simple)
-            :title "Horizontal padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.horizontal")}
 
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-left-right]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:className (stl/css :numeric-input)
-        :placeholder "--"
+        :placeholder (tr "settings.multiple")
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.horizontal")
         :data-attr "p2"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
         :on-blur on-padding-blur
         :min 0
+        :nillable true
         :value p2}]]]))
 
 (mf/defc multiple-padding-selection
@@ -389,12 +393,13 @@
 
     [:div {:class (stl/css :paddings-multiple)}
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-multiple)
-            :title "Top padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.top")}
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-top]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:class (stl/css :numeric-input)
         :placeholder "--"
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.top")
         :data-attr "p1"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
@@ -403,12 +408,13 @@
         :value p1}]]
 
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-multiple)
-            :title "Right padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.right")}
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-right]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:class (stl/css :numeric-input)
         :placeholder "--"
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.right")
         :data-attr "p2"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
@@ -417,12 +423,13 @@
         :value p2}]]
 
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-multiple)
-            :title "Bottom padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.bottom")}
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-bottom]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:class (stl/css :numeric-input)
         :placeholder "--"
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.bottom")
         :data-attr "p3"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
@@ -431,12 +438,13 @@
         :value p3}]]
 
      [:div {:class (stl/css :padding-multiple)
-            :title "Left padding"}
+            :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.left")}
       [:span {:class (stl/css :icon)}
        i/padding-left]
       [:> numeric-input*
        {:class (stl/css :numeric-input)
         :placeholder "--"
+        :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.left")
         :data-attr "p4"
         :on-change on-change'
         :on-focus on-focus
@@ -476,6 +484,7 @@
                        :padding-toggle true
                        :selected (= type :multiple))
                :title (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.expand")
+               :aria-label (tr "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.expand")
                :data-type (d/name type)
                :on-click on-type-change'}
       i/padding-extended]]))
diff --git a/frontend/translations/en.po b/frontend/translations/en.po
index c125d38ff4..3387628caa 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/en.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/en.po
@@ -4641,6 +4641,30 @@ msgstr "Exit"
 msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.expand"
 msgstr "Show 4 sided padding options"
 
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:337
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.vertical"
+msgstr "Vertical padding"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:351
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.horizontal"
+msgstr "Horizontal padding"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:396
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.top"
+msgstr "Top padding"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:411
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.right"
+msgstr "Right padding"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:425
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.bottom"
+msgstr "Bottom padding"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:439
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.left"
+msgstr "Left padding"
+
 #: src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/grid_layout_editor.cljs:59
 msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.title"
 msgstr "Editing grid"
diff --git a/frontend/translations/es.po b/frontend/translations/es.po
index d13f12a901..7b78fd0314 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/es.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/es.po
@@ -4643,6 +4643,30 @@ msgstr "Salir"
 msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.expand"
 msgstr "Mostrar el padding a 4 lados"
 
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:337
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.vertical"
+msgstr "Padding vertical"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:351
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.horizontal"
+msgstr "Padding horizontal"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:396
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.top"
+msgstr "Padding superior"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:411
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.right"
+msgstr "Padding derecho"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:425
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.bottom"
+msgstr "Padding inferior"
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/layout_container.cljs:439
+msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.padding.left"
+msgstr "Padding izquierdo"
+
 #: src/app/main/ui/workspace/viewport/grid_layout_editor.cljs:59
 msgid "workspace.layout_grid.editor.title"
 msgstr "Editando rejilla"