diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_alerts.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_alerts.scss
index 19596908d4..2f63027a2b 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_alerts.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_alerts.scss
@@ -177,11 +177,13 @@ $alert-link: map-deep-merge(
 // .alert-indicator
 
 $alert-indicator-font-size: 1.25rem !default;
+$alert-indicator-line-height: 1 !default;
 
 $alert-indicator: () !default;
 $alert-indicator: map-deep-merge(
 	(
 		font-size: $alert-indicator-font-size,
+		line-height: $alert-indicator-line-height,
 		lead: (
 			margin-left: $alert-lead-spacer-x,
 		),