diff --git a/web_src/css/base.css b/web_src/css/base.css
index 6ff060f1f9e2f..b35d7e21baf30 100644
--- a/web_src/css/base.css
+++ b/web_src/css/base.css
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ a.label,
   color: var(--color-text-light-2);
 }
 
+.ui.dropdown > .text {
+  min-height: 16px; /* avoid resize on page load when text is empty */
+}
+
 /* extend fomantic style '.ui.dropdown > .text > img' to include svg.img */
 .ui.dropdown > .text > .img {
   margin-left: 0;