diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 64ffabb4..b583484d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Correct the height of the primary palette (benzea)
 * Use double leading underscores for callback names to avoid name collisions (erikos)
  
 Snapshot 34e2271833
diff --git a/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py b/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
index b3371331..0acd03b4 100644
--- a/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
+++ b/lib/sugar/graphics/palette.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class Palette(gtk.Window):
         vbox = gtk.VBox()
 
         self._label = gtk.Label()
-        self._label.set_size_request(-1, style.zoom(style.GRID_CELL_SIZE))
+        self._label.set_size_request(-1, style.zoom(style.GRID_CELL_SIZE)
+                                          - 2*self.get_border_width())
         self._label.set_alignment(0, 0.5)
         self._label.set_padding(style.zoom(15), 0)
         vbox.pack_start(self._label, False)