diff --git a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
index 6c684f93c..8ad3159d0 100644
--- a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 using namespace Shared;
 using namespace Poincare;
 
+//TODO static inline KDCoordinate max(KDCoordinate c1, KDCoordinate c2) { return c1 > c2 ? c1 : c2; }
+
 namespace Sequence {
 
 ListController::ListController(Responder * parentResponder, SequenceStore * sequenceStore, ButtonRowController * header, ButtonRowController * footer) :
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ KDCoordinate ListController::expressionRowHeight(int j) {
     return Metric::StoreRowHeight;
   }
   Sequence * sequence = m_sequenceStore->modelAtIndex(modelIndexForRow(j));
-  KDCoordinate defaultHeight = sequence->type() == Sequence::Type::Explicit ? Metric::StoreRowHeight : k_emptySubRowHeight;
+  KDCoordinate defaultHeight = 2*k_expressionCellVerticalMargin + (sequence->type() == Sequence::Type::Explicit ? Metric::StoreRowHeight : k_emptySubRowHeight);
   ExpressionLayout * layout = sequence->layout();
   if (sequenceDefinitionForRow(j) == 1) {
     layout = sequence->firstInitialConditionLayout();
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ KDCoordinate ListController::expressionRowHeight(int j) {
   if (layout == nullptr) {
     return defaultHeight;
   }
-  KDCoordinate sequenceSize = layout->size().height();
-  return sequenceSize + defaultHeight - KDText::charSize().height();
+  KDCoordinate sequenceHeight = layout->size().height();
+  return max(defaultHeight, sequenceHeight + 2*k_expressionCellVerticalMargin);
 }
 
 void ListController::willDisplayCellAtLocation(HighlightCell * cell, int i, int j) {
diff --git a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
index 3aa683ec9..29272f59f 100644
--- a/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
+++ b/apps/sequence/list/list_controller.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
   void selectPreviousNewSequenceCell();
   void editExpression(Sequence * sequence, int sequenceDefinitionIndex, Ion::Events::Event event);
 private:
+  static constexpr KDCoordinate k_expressionCellVerticalMargin = 3;
   Toolbox * toolboxForSender(Responder * sender);
   Shared::TextFieldDelegateApp * textFieldDelegateApp() override;
   Shared::ExpressionFieldDelegateApp * expressionFieldDelegateApp() override;