diff --git a/src/editor-view.coffee b/src/editor-view.coffee
index 681e347b1..abf47b036 100644
--- a/src/editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-view.coffee
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class EditorView extends View
   @configDefaults:
     fontFamily: ''
     fontSize: 16
-    editorLineHeight: 1
+    editorLineHeight: 1.3
     showInvisibles: false
     showIndentGuide: false
     showLineNumbers: true