diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.ios.scss
index 0bbcac8da5..ad2097e287 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.ios.scss
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ $item-ios-sliding-content-bg:         $list-ios-background-color !default;
 .item-inner {
   padding-right: ($item-ios-padding-right / 2);
   border-bottom: 1px solid $list-ios-border-color;
+  min-height: 44px;
+}
+
+[text-wrap] ion-item-content {
   padding: $item-ios-padding-top ($item-ios-padding-right / 2) $item-ios-padding-bottom 0;
 }