diff --git a/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.cpp b/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.cpp
index 5669417541..a8688ab8fc 100644
--- a/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetView.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ SpreadsheetView::SpreadsheetView(Sheet& sheet)
     m_table_view->row_header().set_visible(true);
     m_table_view->set_model(SheetModel::create(*m_sheet));
 
+    m_table_view->set_row_height(18);
+
     set_focus_proxy(m_table_view);
 
     // FIXME: This is dumb.