diff --git a/ftl/core/preferences.ftl b/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
index 779dc4f70..7f5b382f8 100644
--- a/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
+++ b/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ preferences-monthly-backups = Monthly backups to keep:
 preferences-minutes-between-backups = Minutes between automatic backups:
 preferences-reduce-motion = Reduce motion
 preferences-reduce-motion-tooltip = Disable various animations and transitions of the user interface
+preferences-browser-row-height = Browser row height
+preferences-browser-row-height-tooltip = Adjust the padding (= amount of pixels between text and separator) of browser rows
diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py b/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
index b72a38c6e..16516e5d8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/table/table.py
@@ -348,11 +348,12 @@ class Table:
         self._view.setWordWrap(False)
         self._view.setHorizontalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView.ScrollMode.ScrollPerPixel)
         self._view.horizontalScrollBar().setSingleStep(10)
-        self._view.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(12 + 2 * self.browser.mw.pm.browser_row_height())
+        self._view.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(
+            12 + 2 * self.browser.mw.pm.browser_row_height()
+        )
         self._view.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.CustomContextMenu)
         qconnect(self._view.customContextMenuRequested, self._on_context_menu)
 
-
     def _setup_headers(self) -> None:
         vh = self._view.verticalHeader()
         hh = self._view.horizontalHeader()
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index af8c46fff..993fa4527 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>640</width>
-    <height>640</height>
+    <width>530</width>
+    <height>660</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="uiScale">
            <property name="suffix">
@@ -166,8 +179,22 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
          <item>
-          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>preferences_browser_row_height_tooltip</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>preferences_browser_row_height</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
            <property name="orientation">
             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
            </property>
@@ -179,6 +206,19 @@
            </property>
           </spacer>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QSpinBox" name="bRowHeight">
+           <property name="minimum">
+            <number>6</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="maximum">
+            <number>18</number>
+           </property>
+           <property name="value">
+            <number>8</number>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
        <item>
@@ -666,7 +706,7 @@
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item alignment="Qt::AlignCenter">
+   <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_21">
      <property name="text">
       <string>preferences_some_settings_will_take_effect_after</string>
@@ -699,6 +739,7 @@
   <tabstop>useCurrent</tabstop>
   <tabstop>default_search_text</tabstop>
   <tabstop>uiScale</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>bRowHeight</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showEstimates</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showProgress</tabstop>
   <tabstop>dayLearnFirst</tabstop>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index 9f485764b..9d44838ef 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         "Setup options global to all profiles."
         self.form.reduce_motion.setChecked(self.mw.pm.reduced_motion())
         self.form.uiScale.setValue(int(self.mw.pm.uiScale() * 100))
+        self.form.bRowHeight.setValue(int(self.mw.pm.browser_row_height()))
         themes = [
             tr.preferences_theme_label(theme=theme)
             for theme in (
@@ -237,8 +238,8 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
             self.mw.pm.setUiScale(newScale)
             restart_required = True
 
+        self.mw.pm.set_browser_row_height(self.form.bRowHeight.value())
         self.mw.pm.set_reduced_motion(self.form.reduce_motion.isChecked())
-
         self.mw.pm.set_legacy_import_export(self.form.legacy_import_export.isChecked())
 
         if restart_required:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/profiles.py b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
index 8fea6442f..39c862ab4 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/profiles.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
@@ -581,6 +581,12 @@ create table if not exists profiles
     def set_last_loaded_profile_name(self, name: str) -> None:
         self.meta["last_loaded_profile_name"] = name
 
+    def set_browser_row_height(self, height: int) -> None:
+        self.meta["browser_row_height"] = height
+
+    def browser_row_height(self) -> int:
+        return self.meta.get("browser_row_height", 8)
+
     # Profile-specific
     ######################################################################