diff --git a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
index f561d08c7a..bef542fe44 100644
--- a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
+++ b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ code-tabs mat-tab-body-content .fadeIn {
 aio-code pre {
     display: flex;
     padding: 0 48px 0 0;
+    min-height: 32px;
     white-space: pre-wrap;
+    align-items: center;
 
     code span, code ol li {
       line-height: 24px;