diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     property bool smallScreen: ((Math.floor(width / units.iconSizes.huge) <= 22) || (Math.floor(height / units.iconSizes.huge) <= 14))
 
     property int iconSize: smallScreen ? units.iconSizes.large : units.iconSizes.huge
-    property int cellSize: iconSize + theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height
-        + (2 * units.smallSpacing)
-        + (2 * Math.max(highlightItemSvg.margins.top + highlightItemSvg.margins.bottom,
-                        highlightItemSvg.margins.left + highlightItemSvg.margins.right))
+    property int cellSize: iconSize + 2 * theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height
+        + units.smallSpacing
+        + Math.max(highlightItemSvg.margins.top + highlightItemSvg.margins.bottom,
+                        highlightItemSvg.margins.left + highlightItemSvg.margins.right)
     property int columns: Math.floor(((smallScreen ? 85 : 80)/100) * Math.ceil(width / cellSize))
     property bool searching: (searchField.text != "")
     property var widgetExplorer: null
diff --git a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
--- a/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
+++ b/applets/kicker/package/contents/ui/ItemGridDelegate.qml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         id: icon
 
-        y: showLabel ? (2 * highlightItemSvg.margins.top) : undefined
+        y: showLabel ? highlightItemSvg.margins.top : undefined
 
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         anchors.verticalCenter: showLabel ? undefined : parent.verticalCenter
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@
             leftMargin: highlightItemSvg.margins.left
             right: parent.right
             rightMargin: highlightItemSvg.margins.right
+            bottom: parent.bottom
+            bottomMargin: highlightItemSvg.margins.bottom
         }
 
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignTop
 
         maximumLineCount: 2
         elide: Text.ElideRight