diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index ad973591..6423c5a6 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -5653,10 +5653,9 @@ void ImGui::AlignFirstTextHeightToWidgets()
     if (window->SkipItems)
         return;
 
-    // Declare a dummy item size to that upcoming items that are smaller will center-align on the newly expanded line height.
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
-    ItemSize(ImVec2(0, g.FontSize + g.Style.FramePadding.y*2), g.Style.FramePadding.y);
-    SameLine(0, 0);
+    window->DC.CurrentLineHeight = ImMax(window->DC.CurrentLineHeight, g.FontSize + g.Style.FramePadding.y * 2);
+    window->DC.CurrentLineTextBaseOffset = ImMax(window->DC.CurrentLineTextBaseOffset, g.Style.FramePadding.y);
 }
 
 // Add a label+text combo aligned to other label+value widgets