diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueColumns.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueColumns.tsx
index 69aaf4cf..04ae8f4a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueColumns.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueColumns.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function InboxIssueMetaLeading({
   return (
     <>
       {showStatus ? (
-        <span className="hidden shrink-0 sm:inline-flex">
+        <span className="hidden shrink-0 items-center sm:inline-flex">
           {statusSlot ?? <StatusIcon status={issue.status} blockerAttention={issue.blockerAttention} />}
         </span>
       ) : null}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
index e853991b..833845af 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ export function IssuesList({
                               <ChevronRight className={cn("h-3.5 w-3.5 transition-transform", isExpanded && "rotate-90")} />
                             </button>
                           ) : (
-                            <span onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); }}>
+                            <span className="inline-flex items-center" onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); }}>
                               <StatusIcon status={issue.status} blockerAttention={issue.blockerAttention} onChange={(s) => onUpdateIssue(issue.id, { status: s })} />
                             </span>
                           )
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ export function IssuesList({
                               showIdentifier={visibleIssueColumnSet.has("id") && availableIssueColumnSet.has("id")}
                               checklistStepNumber={checklistStepNumber}
                               statusSlot={(
-                                <span onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); }}>
+                                <span className="inline-flex items-center" onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); }}>
                                   <StatusIcon status={issue.status} blockerAttention={issue.blockerAttention} onChange={(s) => onUpdateIssue(issue.id, { status: s })} />
                                 </span>
                               )}