diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_activity_head.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_activity_head.html.haml
index 02b94beee92..68a46f61eb7 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_activity_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_activity_head.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-%ul.nav-links
-  %li{ class: ("active" unless params[:filter]) }>
-    = link_to activity_dashboard_path, class: 'shortcuts-activity', data: {placement: 'right'} do
-      Your Projects
-  %li{ class: ("active" if params[:filter] == 'starred') }>
-    = link_to activity_dashboard_path(filter: 'starred'), data: {placement: 'right'} do
-      Starred Projects
+.top-area
+  %ul.nav-links
+    %li{ class: ("active" unless params[:filter]) }>
+      = link_to activity_dashboard_path, class: 'shortcuts-activity', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        Your Projects
+    %li{ class: ("active" if params[:filter] == 'starred') }>
+      = link_to activity_dashboard_path(filter: 'starred'), data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        Starred Projects
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/27631-fix-small-height-of-activity-header-page.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/27631-fix-small-height-of-activity-header-page.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59da28964f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/27631-fix-small-height-of-activity-header-page.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: "Fix small height of activity header page"
+merge_request: 8952
+author: Pavel Sorokin