diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 3b3b3fcd76..c52a5bd4c0 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ a.subdued {
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     white-space: nowrap;
     font-size: 18px;
-    line-height: 44px; }
+    line-height: 42px; }
     .bar .title.title-left {
       text-align: left; }
     .bar .title.title-right {
diff --git a/scss/_bar.scss b/scss/_bar.scss
index 58446451b2..e8613894d9 100644
--- a/scss/_bar.scss
+++ b/scss/_bar.scss
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
     font-size: $bar-title-font-size;
 
-    line-height: $bar-height;
+    line-height: $bar-height - 2;
 
     &.title-left {
       text-align: left;