diff --git a/apps/og-generator/app/api/og/route.tsx b/apps/og-generator/app/api/og/route.tsx
index a41ba5151c2..f6df5e5a74c 100644
--- a/apps/og-generator/app/api/og/route.tsx
+++ b/apps/og-generator/app/api/og/route.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ export async function GET(req: Request) {
     }
 
     const headlineSize = fit.fontSize * s
-    const headlineLineHeight = Math.round(headlineSize * HEADLINE.lineHeight)
+    const headlineLineHeight = Math.round(
+      headlineSize * (fit.lineCount === 2 ? HEADLINE.lineHeightTwoLine : HEADLINE.lineHeight)
+    )
     // Gap between highlight runs on a line — a real space glyph's advance
     // width at the rendered size, applied as marginLeft (see textBlock below).
     const spaceWidthPx = measureLineWidth(headlineFont, ' ', headlineSize, HEADLINE.letterSpacing)
diff --git a/apps/og-generator/lib/design/tokens.ts b/apps/og-generator/lib/design/tokens.ts
index f5cb8d38b05..ac0f14e5b2f 100644
--- a/apps/og-generator/lib/design/tokens.ts
+++ b/apps/og-generator/lib/design/tokens.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export const typography = {
         compact: { minSize: 40, maxSize: 56 },
       },
       lineHeight: 1.1,
+      // Slightly looser leading once a headline wraps to 2 lines — 1.1 reads
+      // fine for a single line but feels a touch tight once there's a
+      // second line stacked underneath.
+      lineHeightTwoLine: 1.2,
       letterSpacing: -0.02, // em
     },
     eyebrow: {