diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
index 97118ceabef..4d1b3ecd259 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
@@ -5311,9 +5311,6 @@ registry.layout_column = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
         }
         // Removing the grid properties.
         delete rowEl.dataset.rowCount;
-
-        // Adding back an align-items-* class.
-        rowEl.classList.add('align-items-start');
     },
     /**
      * Removes the padding highlights that were added when changing the grid
@@ -5329,6 +5326,22 @@ registry.layout_column = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
     },
 });
 
+registry.vAlignment = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    async _computeWidgetState(methodName, params) {
+        const value = await this._super(...arguments);
+        if (methodName === 'selectClass' && !value) {
+            // If there is no `align-items-` class on the row, then the `align-
+            // items-stretch` class is selected, because the behaviors are
+            // equivalent in both situations.
+            return 'align-items-stretch';
+        }
+        return value;
+    },
+});
+
 /**
  * Allows snippets to be moved before the preceding element or after the following.
  */