diff --git a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
index d217318..44ad026 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/styles/base.css
@@ -1638,6 +1638,13 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > label {
   margin-top: 0.25em;
 }
 
+/* Editor/auth NodeView only (the bare-input shape has no label): its line
+   metrics sit the checkbox ~3px lower than in the public view, so pull the
+   label up by that much — tuned to Stefan's eye on the live stage (#137). */
+ul[data-type='task_list'] li > label {
+  margin-top: calc(0.25em - 3px);
+}
+
 ul[data-type='task_list'] li p:first-of-type {
   margin-top: 0;
 }