diff --git a/src/gui/activityitemdelegate.cpp b/src/gui/activityitemdelegate.cpp
index 47f2198eee..38416a2d0c 100644
--- a/src/gui/activityitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/activityitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ int ActivityItemDelegate::rowHeight()
         QFontMetrics fm(f);
 
         _margin = fm.height() / 2;
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        _margin += 5;
+#endif
     }
     return iconHeight() + 5 * _margin;
 }