diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index d419029d4..27178333f 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -2210,15 +2210,16 @@ void CChannelList::paintItem(int pos, const bool firstpaint)
 			}
 
 			g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST]->RenderString(x + OFFSET_INNER_MID + numwidth + OFFSET_INNER_MID + prg_offset + OFFSET_INNER_MID, ypos + fheight, ch_name_len, nameAndDescription, color);
+			int descr_offset = fheight/2 - g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_DESCR]->getHeight()/2;
 			if (g_settings.channellist_epgtext_align_right)
 			{
 				// align right
-				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_DESCR]->RenderString(x + width - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH - offset_right - ch_desc_len, ypos + fheight, ch_desc_len, p_event->description, ecolor);
+				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_DESCR]->RenderString(x + width - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH - offset_right - ch_desc_len, ypos + fheight - descr_offset, ch_desc_len, p_event->description, ecolor);
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				// align left
-				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_DESCR]->RenderString(x + OFFSET_INNER_MID + numwidth + OFFSET_INNER_MID + prg_offset + OFFSET_INNER_MID + ch_name_len, ypos + fheight, ch_desc_len, p_event->description, ecolor);
+				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_CHANNELLIST_DESCR]->RenderString(x + OFFSET_INNER_MID + numwidth + OFFSET_INNER_MID + prg_offset + OFFSET_INNER_MID + ch_name_len, ypos + fheight - descr_offset, ch_desc_len, p_event->description, ecolor);
 			}
 		}
 		else