diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/splash_screen.py b/src/calibre/gui2/splash_screen.py
index 995771be2d..56467067cc 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/splash_screen.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/splash_screen.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from calibre.utils.monotonic import monotonic
 
 class SplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
 
-    TITLE_SIZE = 18  # pt
+    TITLE_SIZE = 20  # pt
     BODY_SIZE = 12  # pt
     FOOTER_SIZE = 9  # pt
     LOGO_SIZE = 96  # px
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ class SplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
         self.body_font = f = QFont()
         f.setPointSize(self.BODY_SIZE)
         self.line_height = QFontMetrics(f).lineSpacing()
+        self.total_height = max(self.LOGO_SIZE, self.title_height + 3 * self.line_height)
         self.num_font = f = QFont()
-        f.setPixelSize(self.LOGO_SIZE)
+        f.setPixelSize(self.total_height)
         f.setItalic(True), f.setBold(True)
         f = QFontMetrics(f)
         self.num_ch = str(max(3, numeric_version[0]))
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ class SplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
         painter.save()
         painter.setRenderHint(painter.TextAntialiasing, True)
         painter.setRenderHint(painter.Antialiasing, True)
-        pw = height = self.LOGO_SIZE
+        pw = self.LOGO_SIZE
+        height = max(pw, self.total_height)
         width = self.width()
 
         # Draw frame
@@ -65,7 +67,8 @@ class SplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
         painter.fillRect(0, y, width, height, self.light_brush)
         painter.fillRect(0, y, width, self.title_height, self.dark_brush)
         painter.fillRect(0, y, pw, height, self.dark_brush)
-        painter.drawPixmap(0, y, self.pmap)
+        dy = (height - self.LOGO_SIZE) // 2
+        painter.drawPixmap(0, y + dy, self.pmap)
 
         # Draw number
         painter.setFont(self.num_font)