diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/issue-agent-activity-indicator.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/issue-agent-activity-indicator.tsx
index b53af6bde1..97d6a76e17 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/issue-agent-activity-indicator.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/issue-agent-activity-indicator.tsx
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ export const IssueAgentActivityIndicator = memo(function IssueAgentActivityIndic
         opacity={opacity}
         max={3}
       />
+      {/* No leading-none: the shimmer paints glyphs via background-clip:
+          text, and the background only covers the line box — a squeezed
+          line box leaves descenders transparent. */}
       <span
         className={cn(
-          "text-micro leading-none",
+          "text-micro",
           isRunning
             ? "animate-chat-text-shimmer"
             : "text-muted-foreground",
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/sub-issues-agent-working-chip.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/sub-issues-agent-working-chip.tsx
index a6f4dced62..2385bc7212 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/sub-issues-agent-working-chip.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/sub-issues-agent-working-chip.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export const SubIssuesAgentWorkingChip = memo(
           }
         >
           <AgentAvatarStack agentIds={agentIds} size="xs" max={3} />
-          <span className="animate-chat-text-shimmer text-micro font-medium leading-none tabular-nums">
+          {/* No leading-none: the shimmer paints glyphs via background-clip:
+              text, and the background only covers the line box — a squeezed
+              line box leaves descenders transparent. */}
+          <span className="animate-chat-text-shimmer text-micro font-medium tabular-nums">
             {t(($) => $.agent_activity.chip_agents_working, {
               count: agentIds.length,
             })}