diff --git a/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalCandidateController.m b/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalCandidateController.m
index a0bf6c4f..7c4b1b15 100644
--- a/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalCandidateController.m
+++ b/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalCandidateController.m
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static const CGFloat kCandidateTextLeftMargin = 8.0;
     _keyLabelStripView.keyLabels = [_keyLabels subarrayWithRange:NSMakeRange(0, keyLabelCount)];
     _keyLabelStripView.labelOffsetY = (keyLabelFontSize >= candidateFontSize) ? 0.0 : floor((candidateFontSize - keyLabelFontSize) / 2.0);
     
-    CGFloat rowHeight = ceil(fontSize * 1.20);
+    CGFloat rowHeight = ceil(fontSize * 1.25);
     [_tableView setRowHeight:rowHeight];
     
     CGFloat rowSpacing = [_tableView intercellSpacing].height;    
diff --git a/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalKeyLabelStripView.m b/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalKeyLabelStripView.m
index a7ca4290..b6514421 100644
--- a/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalKeyLabelStripView.m
+++ b/Source/CandidateUI/VTVerticalKeyLabelStripView.m
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
         NSRect textRect = NSMakeRect(0.0, index * cellHeight + _labelOffsetY, bounds.size.width, cellHeight - _labelOffsetY);
         NSRect cellRect = NSMakeRect(0.0, index * cellHeight, bounds.size.width, cellHeight - 1);
         
+        // fill in the last cell
+        if (index + 1 >= count) {
+            cellRect.size.height += 1.0;
+        }
         
         if (index == _highlightedIndex) {
             [darkGray setFill];