diff --git a/scss/_badge.scss b/scss/_badge.scss
index b264108f08..53781160a5 100644
--- a/scss/_badge.scss
+++ b/scss/_badge.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   font-size: .75em;
   font-weight: $badge-font-weight;
   color: $badge-color;
+  line-height: $line-height-base;
   text-align: center;
   white-space: nowrap;
   background-color: $badge-bg;