diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 11819f4400..93ccb25a56 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ $form-file-button-hover-bg:       shade-color($form-file-button-bg, 5%) !default
 
 // scss-docs-start form-floating-variables
 $form-floating-height:            add(3.5rem, $input-height-border) !default;
+$form-floating-line-height:       1.25 !default;
 $form-floating-padding-x:         $input-padding-x !default;
 $form-floating-padding-y:         1rem !default;
 $form-floating-input-padding-t:   1.625rem !default;
diff --git a/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss b/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
index 09d9294dc5..2f42954803 100644
--- a/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
+++ b/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   > .form-control,
   > .form-select {
     height: $form-floating-height;
+    line-height: $form-floating-line-height;
   }
 
   > label {