diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/diff/CommentBoxUi.css b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/diff/CommentBoxUi.css
index b95a86ea72..523cadc398 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/diff/CommentBoxUi.css
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/diff/CommentBoxUi.css
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 .message p,
 .message ul,
 .message blockquote {
-  -webkit-margin-before: 0;
+  -webkit-margin-before: 0.2em;
   -webkit-margin-after: 0.3em;
 }
 .commentBox button {