diff --git a/changes/3048.misc.rst b/changes/3048.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7216e595c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/3048.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An issue with PR #3033 that failed when providing ``padding`` to ``Pack()`` and ``Pack.update()`` was fixed.
diff --git a/core/src/toga/style/pack.py b/core/src/toga/style/pack.py
index 7d9d7515a0..1b353fd21b 100644
--- a/core/src/toga/style/pack.py
+++ b/core/src/toga/style/pack.py
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ def _hidden(self) -> bool:
     # Backwards compatibility for Toga <= 0.4.8
     #######################################################
 
+    def update(self, **properties):
+        properties = {
+            self._update_property_name(name.replace("-", "_")): value
+            for name, value in properties.items()
+        }
+        super().update(**properties)
+
     # Pack.alignment is still an actual property, despite being deprecated, so we need
     # to suppress deprecation warnings when reapply is called.
     def reapply(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/core/tests/style/pack/test_deprecated_properties.py b/core/tests/style/pack/test_deprecated_properties.py
index 45ff4bab34..6716a2b200 100644
--- a/core/tests/style/pack/test_deprecated_properties.py
+++ b/core/tests/style/pack/test_deprecated_properties.py
@@ -16,12 +16,32 @@
 )
 
 
-def setitem(obj, name, value):
-    obj[name] = value
+def with_init(name, value):
+    return Pack(**{name: value})
 
 
-def setitem_hyphen(obj, name, value):
-    obj[name.replace("_", "-")] = value
+def with_update(name, value):
+    style = Pack()
+    style.update(**{name: value})
+    return style
+
+
+def with_setattr(name, value):
+    style = Pack()
+    setattr(style, name, value)
+    return style
+
+
+def with_setitem(name, value):
+    style = Pack()
+    style[name] = value
+    return style
+
+
+def with_setitem_hyphen(name, value):
+    style = Pack()
+    style[name.replace("_", "-")] = value
+    return style
 
 
 def getitem(obj, name):
@@ -50,17 +70,17 @@ def delitem_hyphen(obj, name):
         ("padding_left", "margin_left", 5, 0),
     ],
 )
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("set_fn", (setattr, setitem, setitem_hyphen))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "style_with",
+    (with_init, with_update, with_setattr, with_setitem, with_setitem_hyphen),
+)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("get_fn", (getattr, getitem, getitem_hyphen))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("del_fn", (delattr, delitem, delitem_hyphen))
-def test_deprecated_properties(
-    old_name, new_name, value, default, set_fn, get_fn, del_fn
-):
-    """Deprecated names alias to new names, and issue deprecation warnings."""
+def test_padding_margin(old_name, new_name, value, default, style_with, get_fn, del_fn):
+    """Padding (with deprecation warning) and margin map to each other."""
     # Set the old name, then check the new name
-    style = Pack()
     with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        set_fn(style, old_name, value)
+        style = style_with(old_name, value)
     assert get_fn(style, new_name) == value
 
     # Delete the old name, check new name
@@ -69,8 +89,7 @@ def test_deprecated_properties(
     assert get_fn(style, new_name) == default
 
     # Set the new name, then check the old name
-    style = Pack()
-    set_fn(style, new_name, value)
+    style = style_with(new_name, value)
     with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
         assert get_fn(style, old_name) == value
 
@@ -97,20 +116,21 @@ def test_deprecated_properties(
         (COLUMN, LTR, CENTER, CENTER),
     ],
 )
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("set_fn", (setattr, setitem, setitem_hyphen))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "style_with",
+    (with_init, with_update, with_setattr, with_setitem, with_setitem_hyphen),
+)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("get_fn", (getattr, getitem, getitem_hyphen))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("del_fn", (delattr, delitem, delitem_hyphen))
 def test_alignment_align_items(
-    direction, text_direction, alignment, align_items, set_fn, get_fn, del_fn
+    direction, text_direction, alignment, align_items, style_with, get_fn, del_fn
 ):
     """Alignment (with deprecation warning) and align_items map to each other."""
     # Set alignment, check align_items
     with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        style = Pack(
-            direction=direction,
-            text_direction=text_direction,
-        )
-        set_fn(style, "alignment", alignment)
+        style = style_with("alignment", alignment)
+        style.update(direction=direction, text_direction=text_direction)
+
     assert get_fn(style, "align_items") == align_items
 
     # Delete alignment, check align_items
@@ -119,11 +139,9 @@ def test_alignment_align_items(
     assert get_fn(style, "align_items") is None
 
     # Set align_items, check alignment
-    style = Pack(
-        direction=direction,
-        text_direction=text_direction,
-    )
-    set_fn(style, "align_items", align_items)
+    style = style_with("align_items", align_items)
+    style.update(direction=direction, text_direction=text_direction)
+
     with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
         assert get_fn(style, "alignment") == alignment