diff --git a/src/board.rs b/src/board.rs
index 688608b..e00a994 100644
--- a/src/board.rs
+++ b/src/board.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl Board {
 		for comment in &self.comments {
 			let x = comment.x * tile_size + offset.x as i32;
 			let y = comment.y * tile_size + offset.y as i32;
+			let y = y + (tile_size - font_size) / 2; // center vertically in the grid row
 			for (i, line) in comment.text.lines().enumerate() {
 				let y = y + line_space * i as i32;
 				d.draw_text(line, x, y, font_size, Color::ORANGE);