diff --git a/source/gui/SettingTypes/CGUIString.cpp b/source/gui/SettingTypes/CGUIString.cpp
index 33734f309d..65f1e74da6 100644
--- a/source/gui/SettingTypes/CGUIString.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/SettingTypes/CGUIString.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2025 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2026 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ void CGUIString::GenerateTextCall(const CGUI& pGUI, SFeedback& Feedback, CStrInt
 				TextCall.m_Size = size;
 				SpriteCall.m_Area = size;
 
+				// Temporary workaround for a fundamental misalignment issue.
+				SpriteCall.m_Area += CSize2D{0.f, -3.f};
+
 				// Handle additional attributes
 				for (const TextChunk::Tag::TagAttribute& tagAttrib : tag.m_TagAttributes)
 				{