diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index d161d560..987d648c 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
                 'use_system_font'       : True,
                 'use_theme_colors'      : False,
                 'bold_is_bright'        : False,
+                'line_height'           : 1.0,
                 'encoding'              : 'UTF-8',
                 'active_encodings'      : ['UTF-8', 'ISO-8859-1'],
                 'focus_on_close'        : 'auto',
diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index d24f4f50..b4ceaa4b 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -313,6 +313,13 @@
     <property name="step_increment">1</property>
     <property name="page_increment">2</property>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkAdjustment" id="adjustment_lineheight">
+    <property name="lower">1.0</property>
+    <property name="upper">2.0</property>
+    <property name="value">1.0</property>
+    <property name="step_increment">0.1</property>
+    <property name="page_increment">0.2</property>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkAdjustment" id="adjustment2">
     <property name="upper">100</property>
     <property name="step_increment">1</property>
@@ -904,6 +911,53 @@
                                     <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                                   </packing>
                                 </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="line_height_label">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Line Height:</property>
+                                    <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                                    <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkScale" id="lineheight">
+                                    <property name="width_request">100</property>
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                    <property name="halign">baseline</property>
+                                    <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                                    <property name="adjustment">adjustment_lineheight</property>
+                                    <property name="round_digits">1</property>
+                                    <property name="digits">1</property>
+                                    <property name="draw_value">False</property>
+                                    <property name="value_pos">bottom</property>
+                                    <signal name="value-changed" handler="on_lineheight_value_changed" swapped="no"/>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="left_attach">2</property>
+                                    <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="lineheight_value_label">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                    <property name="label">1.0</property>
+                                    <property name="justify">right</property>
+                                    <property name="width_chars">5</property>
+                                    <property name="max_width_chars">5</property>
+                                    <property name="lines">1</property>
+                                    <property name="xalign">1</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                                    <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkScale" id="inactive_color_offset">
                                     <property name="width_request">100</property>
diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index cddc09f3..101c357a 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ def set_values(self):
         widget.set_value(float(termsepsize))
         widget = guiget('handlesize_value_label')
         widget.set_text(str(termsepsize))
+        # Line Height
+        lineheightsize = self.config['line_height']
+        lineheightsize = round(float(lineheightsize),1)
+        widget = guiget('lineheight')
+        widget.set_value(lineheightsize)
+        widget = guiget('lineheight_value_label')
+        widget.set_text(str(lineheightsize))
         # Window geometry hints
         geomhint = self.config['geometry_hinting']
         widget = guiget('wingeomcheck')
@@ -1100,6 +1107,18 @@ def on_handlesize_value_changed(self, widget):
         label_widget = guiget('handlesize_value_label')
         label_widget.set_text(str(value))
 
+    def on_lineheight_value_changed(self, widget):
+        """Handles line height changed"""
+        value = widget.get_value()
+        value = round(float(value), 1)
+        if value > 2.0:
+            value = 2.0
+        self.config['line_height'] = value
+        self.config.save()
+        guiget = self.builder.get_object
+        label_widget = guiget('lineheight_value_label')
+        label_widget.set_text(str(value))
+
     def on_focuscombo_changed(self, widget):
         """Focus type changed"""
         selected = widget.get_active()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index f806c50c..4a2bd506 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ def reconfigure(self, _widget=None):
             except:
                 pass
         self.vte.set_allow_bold(self.config['allow_bold'])
+        if hasattr(self.vte,'set_cell_height_scale'): 
+            self.vte.set_cell_height_scale(self.config['line_height'])
         if hasattr(self.vte, 'set_bold_is_bright'):
             self.vte.set_bold_is_bright(self.config['bold_is_bright'])
 
@@ -813,6 +815,7 @@ def reconfigure(self, _widget=None):
             elif self.config['scrollbar_position'] == 'right':
                 self.terminalbox.reorder_child(self.vte, 0)
 
+        
         self.vte.set_rewrap_on_resize(self.config['rewrap_on_resize'])
 
         self.titlebar.update()