diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a3044deb2..008788e53 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - Add support for legacy DECSET codes 47, 1047 and 1048 (:pull:`2871`)
 
+- macOS: no longer render emoji 20% below the baseline. This causes some emoji
+  to be cut-off and also look misaligned with very high cells (:iss:`2873`)
+
 
 0.18.1 [2020-06-23]
 --------------------
diff --git a/kitty/core_text.m b/kitty/core_text.m
index 5da81b2ea..5606df8ed 100644
--- a/kitty/core_text.m
+++ b/kitty/core_text.m
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ render_color_glyph(CTFontRef font, uint8_t *buf, int glyph_id, unsigned int widt
     CGContextSetTextDrawingMode(ctx, kCGTextFill);
     CGGlyph glyph = glyph_id;
     CGContextSetTextMatrix(ctx, transform);
-    CGContextSetTextPosition(ctx, -boxes[0].origin.x, MAX(2, height - 1.2f * baseline));  // lower the emoji a bit so its bottom is not on the baseline
+    CGContextSetTextPosition(ctx, -boxes[0].origin.x, MAX(2, height - baseline));
     CGPoint p = CGPointMake(0, 0);
     CTFontDrawGlyphs(font, &glyph, &p, 1, ctx);
     CGContextRelease(ctx);