diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
index 5bcfd5d1322..26cbb7f5c13 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     min-width: 200px;
     padding-right: 25px;
     padding-left: 0;
-    height: $input-height;
+    height: $input-height - 2;
     line-height: inherit;
     border-color: transparent;
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/49041-issue-board-input-height.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/49041-issue-board-input-height.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de3fbb2ee11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/49041-issue-board-input-height.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Reduce height of issue board input to align with buttons
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: other