diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/general.scss b/demo-shell-ng2/app/general.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..481285505a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/general.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.mat-form-field input.mat-input-element {
+    line-height: normal;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/theme.scss b/demo-shell-ng2/app/theme.scss
index d0d7ec0d82..733b0c5d41 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/theme.scss
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/theme.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 @import '~ng2-alfresco-upload/styles/index';
 @import '~ng2-alfresco-userinfo/styles/index';
 @import '~ng2-alfresco-search/styles/index';
-
+@import './general';
 
 @include mat-core();