diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/contentWidgets/contentWidgets.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/contentWidgets/contentWidgets.ts
index c22e5e84ad00dd9a7bbb00e03f52aaff22f41e13..a3a1643684654ef0d0be491974124b3f5dc92747 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/contentWidgets/contentWidgets.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/contentWidgets/contentWidgets.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class Widget {
 
 		return {
 			fitsAbove,
-			aboveTop: Math.max(aboveTop, TOP_PADDING),
+			aboveTop: aboveTop,
 			aboveLeft,
 			fitsBelow,
 			belowTop,