diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.cpp
index 1f925a79e..60cfdf3b1 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ QSize RDTreeViewDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QMo
     ret.setHeight(ret.height() + 1);
   }
 
-  // expand by the margins
-  ret.setWidth(ret.width() + m_View->m_HorizMargin);
-  ret.setHeight(ret.height() + m_View->m_VertMargin);
+  // ensure we have at least the margin on top of font size. If the style applied more, don't add to
+  // it.
+  ret.setHeight(qMax(ret.height(), option.fontMetrics.height() + m_View->m_VertMargin));
 
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.h b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.h
index b2a31b0fe..ef488b43c 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeView.h
@@ -51,12 +51,7 @@ public:
   void hideBranches() { m_VisibleBranches = false; }
   void showGridLines() { m_VisibleGridLines = true; }
   void hideGridLines() { m_VisibleGridLines = false; }
-  void setItemMargins(int horizontal, int vertical)
-  {
-    m_HorizMargin = horizontal;
-    m_VertMargin = vertical;
-  }
-  int horizontalItemMargin() { return m_HorizMargin; }
+  void setItemVerticalMargin(int vertical) { m_VertMargin = vertical; }
   int verticalItemMargin() { return m_VertMargin; }
 protected:
   void drawRow(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &options,
@@ -67,7 +62,7 @@ private:
   bool m_VisibleBranches = true;
   bool m_VisibleGridLines = true;
 
-  int m_HorizMargin = 3, m_VertMargin = 3;
+  int m_VertMargin = 6;
 
   friend class RDTreeViewDelegate;
 };
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
index e3b34df53..db4ec4d33 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ EventBrowser::EventBrowser(ICaptureContext &ctx, QWidget *parent)
   // becomes quickly infuriating to rearrange, just disable until that can be fixed.
   ui->events->header()->setSectionsMovable(false);
 
+  ui->events->setItemVerticalMargin(3);
+
   UpdateDurationColumn();
 
   m_FindHighlight = new QTimer(this);