diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
index c960e87a9477..e87c3e62ae1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/_table_cell.scss
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 
 .osdDocTableCell__source {
   .truncate-by-height {
-    transform: translateY(-1.5px);
-    margin-bottom: -1.5px;
+    margin-top: -1.5px;
+    margin-bottom: -3.5px;
   }
 
   dd,