diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.cpp b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.cpp
index bd4a8cef2..5266b18ce 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,24 @@
 #include "InstanceDelegate.h"
 #include "InstanceList.h"
 
-InstanceDelegate::InstanceDelegate(QObject* parent, int iconSize) : QStyledItemDelegate(parent), m_iconSize(iconSize) {}
+InstanceDelegate::InstanceDelegate(QObject* parent, int iconSize, bool isGrid)
+    : QStyledItemDelegate(parent), m_iconSize(iconSize), m_isGrid(isGrid)
+{}
 
 void InstanceDelegate::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionViewItem* option, const QModelIndex& index) const
 {
     QStyledItemDelegate::initStyleOption(option, index);
     if (index.column() == InstanceList::NameColumn) {
         option->decorationSize = QSize(m_iconSize, m_iconSize);
+        if (m_isGrid)  // FIXME: kinda hacky way to add vertical padding. This assumes that the icon is square in the first place
+            option->decorationSize.rheight() += 8;
     }
 }
+
+QSize InstanceDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const
+{
+    QSize s = QStyledItemDelegate::sizeHint(option, index);
+    if (m_isGrid)
+        return s.expandedTo(QSize(m_iconSize * 2, m_iconSize * 2));
+    return s;
+}
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.h b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.h
index b745335b4..10cb8cce0 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceDelegate.h
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ class InstanceDelegate : public QStyledItemDelegate {
     Q_OBJECT
 
    public:
-    InstanceDelegate(QObject* parent = 0, int iconSize = 48);
+    InstanceDelegate(QObject* parent = 0, int iconSize = 48, bool isGrid = false);
 
     void initStyleOption(QStyleOptionViewItem* option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
+    QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const QModelIndex& index) const override;
 
    private:
     int m_iconSize;
+    bool m_isGrid;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
index 69ada4368..87e5c7f3b 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/instanceview/InstanceView.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void InstanceView::createTable()
 {
     m_table = new QTableView(this);
     m_table->setModel(m_tableProxy);
-    m_table->setItemDelegate(new InstanceDelegate(this));
+    m_table->setItemDelegate(new InstanceDelegate(this, m_iconSize, false));
 
     m_table->setTabKeyNavigation(false);
     m_table->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void InstanceView::createGrid()
     m_grid = new QListView(this);
     m_grid->setModel(m_gridProxy);
     m_grid->setModelColumn(InstanceList::NameColumn);
-    m_grid->setItemDelegate(new InstanceDelegate(this));
+    m_grid->setItemDelegate(new InstanceDelegate(this, m_iconSize, true));
 
     m_grid->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
     m_grid->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);