diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-datatable/src/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-datatable/src/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
index 8caae02507..8def0cb090 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-datatable/src/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-datatable/src/components/datatable/datatable.component.scss
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
                 overflow: hidden;
                 text-overflow: ellipsis;
                 /* for vertical align of text */
-                line-height: 1em;
+                line-height: 1.12em;
             }
 
             /* cell stretching content */