diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
index 3725bbc119..bcd45043a2 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ Gfx::Rect TextEditor::line_content_rect(size_t line_index) const
 {
     auto& line = this->line(line_index);
     if (is_single_line()) {
-        Gfx::Rect line_rect = { content_x_for_position({ line_index, 0 }), 0, font().width(line.view()), font().glyph_height() + 2 };
+        Gfx::Rect line_rect = { content_x_for_position({ line_index, 0 }), 0, font().width(line.view()), font().glyph_height() + 4 };
         line_rect.center_vertically_within({ {}, frame_inner_rect().size() });
         return line_rect;
     }