diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
index 637ac913f2..14a0d79a10 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CountTableItem(QTableWidgetItem):
     def __init__(self, val):
         QTableWidgetItem.__init__(self, str(val))
         self.val = val
-        self.setTextAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
+        self.setTextAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight|Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
         self.setFlags(Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEnabled)
 
     def setText(self, val):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
index a3752d98f8..de35381fda 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class CountTableWidgetItem(QTableWidgetItem):
 
     def __init__(self, count):
         QTableWidgetItem.__init__(self, str(count))
+        self.setTextAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight|Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
         self._count = count
 
     def __ge__(self, other):