diff --git a/core/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/internal/StructuredTextViewer.java b/core/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/internal/StructuredTextViewer.java
index 3bf5ddb949..b1d6f8001c 100644
--- a/core/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/internal/StructuredTextViewer.java
+++ b/core/bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/internal/StructuredTextViewer.java
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ public void configure(SourceViewerConfiguration configuration) {
 		}
 		setOverviewRulerAnnotationHover(configuration.getOverviewRulerAnnotationHover(this));
 
+		getTextWidget().setLineSpacing(configuration.getLineSpacing(this));
 		getTextWidget().setTabs(configuration.getTabWidth(this));
 		setHoverControlCreator(configuration.getInformationControlCreator(this));