diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
index 40b9e9d6..f10bff04 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ const isExternal = computed(() => props.href && EXTERNAL_URL_RE.test(props.href)
   height: 11px;
   fill: var(--vp-c-text-3);
   transition: fill 0.25s;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
index fde52473..7f0d8fcc 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ function onCaretClick() {
 }
 
 .link {
-  display: block;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
   flex-grow: 1;
 }