diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                     }
 
                     return (icon.height + (2 * units.smallSpacing) + (label.lineCount
-                    * theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height) + (3 * units.smallSpacing));
+                    * theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height) + (2 * units.smallSpacing));
                 }
 
                 PlasmaCore.IconItem {
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
                             + Math.max(highlightItemSvg.margins.top + highlightItemSvg.margins.bottom,
                             listItemSvg.margins.top + listItemSvg.margins.bottom)) / 2) * 2;
                     } else {
-                        var iconHeight = iconSize + (theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height * plasmoid.configuration.textLines) + (6 * units.smallSpacing);
+                        var iconHeight = iconSize + (theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height * plasmoid.configuration.textLines) + (4 * units.smallSpacing);
                         if (root.isContainment && isRootView && scrollArea.viewportHeight > 0) {
                             var extraHeight = calcExtraSpacing(iconHeight, scrollArea.viewportHeight);
                             return iconHeight + extraHeight;