diff --git a/src/components/ProfileBadges.tsx b/src/components/ProfileBadges.tsx
index a7bc3417dd..d92dce5a1f 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileBadges.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileBadges.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ export function ProfileBadges({
    * The box height is the only lever left, so constrain it to the cap height of
    * the surrounding text. That lands the box exactly over the capital letters,
    * and `align_center` then centers the badges on them - independent of which
-   * badges are visible and how tall they are.
+   * badges are visible and how tall they are. Keeping the box this short also
+   * keeps it inside the line's ascent, so TextKit never has to shift it to make
+   * it fit, which is what the badges' full height used to force.
    */
   const inlineHeight =
     IS_IOS && inlineFontSize
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
index 415f3800a5..6e702d1e03 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/NotificationFeedItem.tsx
@@ -247,7 +247,13 @@ let NotificationFeedItem = ({
           t.atoms.text,
           a.font_semi_bold,
           a.text_md,
-          a.leading_tight,
+          /*
+           * Must match the leading of the surrounding text. On iOS the whole
+           * paragraph takes its line metrics from the first character, so a
+           * tighter leading here silently compressed every line of the
+           * notification.
+           */
+          a.leading_snug,
           web({direction: 'ltr', unicodeBidi: 'isolate'}),
         ]}
         to={firstAuthor.href}