diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index b32dc98a81..1fabda4890 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ $table-border-color:            $gray-lighter !default;
 // For each of Bootstrap's buttons, define text, background and border color.
 
 $btn-padding-x:                  1rem;
-$btn-padding-y:                  .5rem;
+$btn-padding-y:                  .375rem;
 $btn-font-weight:                normal !default;
 
 $btn-primary-color:              #fff !default;
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ $btn-danger-border:              $btn-danger-bg !default;
 $btn-link-disabled-color:        $gray-light !default;
 
 $btn-padding-x-sm:               .75rem !default;
-$btn-padding-y-sm:               .275rem !default;
+$btn-padding-y-sm:               .25rem !default;
 
-$btn-padding-x-lg:               1.5rem !default;
+$btn-padding-x-lg:               1.25rem !default;
 $btn-padding-y-lg:               .75rem !default;
 
 // Allows for customizing button radius independently from global border radius
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ $btn-border-radius-sm:           $border-radius-sm;
 // Forms
 
 $input-padding-x:                .75rem !default;
-$input-padding-y:                .5rem !default;
+$input-padding-y:                .375rem !default;
 
 $input-bg:                       #fff !default;
 $input-bg-disabled:              $gray-lighter !default;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ $input-color-placeholder:        #999 !default;
 $input-padding-x-sm:             .75rem !default;
 $input-padding-y-sm:             .275rem !default;
 
-$input-padding-x-lg:             1.5rem !default;
+$input-padding-x-lg:             1.25rem !default;
 $input-padding-y-lg:             .75rem !default;
 
 $input-height:                   (($font-size-base * $line-height) + ($input-padding-y * 2) + ($border-width * 2)) !default;