diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index a6d81d5166..406aa8d84d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ code {
 
 .widefat thead td.check-column,
 .widefat tfoot td.check-column {
-	padding-top: 10px;
+	padding-top: 4px;
+	vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 .update-php div.updated,
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css b/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
index 0e60b8cb62..a5fd0f59e3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
@@ -1902,8 +1902,9 @@ div.action-links,
 		color: #dc3232;
 	}
 
-	.widefat thead .check-column, .widefat tfoot .check-column {
-		padding: 10px 0 10px;
+	.widefat thead td.check-column,
+	.widefat tfoot td.check-column {
+		padding-top: 10px;
 	}
 
 	.widefat * {