diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/QRDUtils.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/QRDUtils.cpp
index 90da2baf1..fb329dbfc 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/QRDUtils.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/QRDUtils.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ void RichResourceTextPaint(QWidget *owner, QPainter *painter, QRect rect, QFont
 
   linkedText->doc.setTextWidth(rect.width());
   linkedText->doc.setDefaultFont(font);
+
+  // vertical align to the centre, if there's spare room.
+  int diff = rect.height() - linkedText->doc.size().height();
+
+  if(diff > 0)
+    painter->translate(0, diff / 2);
+
   linkedText->doc.drawContents(painter);
 
   if(mouseOver)
@@ -236,6 +243,8 @@ void RichResourceTextPaint(QWidget *owner, QPainter *painter, QRect rect, QFont
     QAbstractTextDocumentLayout *layout = linkedText->doc.documentLayout();
 
     QPoint p = mousePos - rect.topLeft();
+    if(diff > 0)
+      p -= QPoint(0, diff / 2);
 
     int pos = layout->hitTest(p, Qt::FuzzyHit);
 
@@ -294,6 +303,12 @@ bool RichResourceTextMouseEvent(QWidget *owner, const QVariant &var, QRect rect,
 
   QPoint p = event->pos() - rect.topLeft();
 
+  // vertical align to the centre, if there's spare room.
+  int diff = rect.height() - linkedText->doc.size().height();
+
+  if(diff > 0)
+    p -= QPoint(0, diff / 2);
+
   int pos = layout->hitTest(p, Qt::FuzzyHit);
 
   if(pos >= 0)