diff --git a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
index 631bf81..9024da7 100644
--- a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 %    progress bar.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newlength{\metropolis@frametitle@padding}
-\setlength{\metropolis@frametitle@padding}{1.5ex}
+\setlength{\metropolis@frametitle@padding}{2.2ex}
 \newcommand{\metropolis@frametitlestrut@start}{
   \rule{0pt}{\metropolis@frametitle@padding +%
     \totalheightof{%