--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/layout-v11/new_tablet_tabs_item_cell.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/layout-v11/new_tablet_tabs_item_cell.xml
@@ -29,21 +29,25 @@
                                                 style="@style/TabLayoutItemTextAppearance"
                                                 android:textSize="14sp"
                                                 android:textColor="@color/new_tablet_tab_item_title"
                                                 android:singleLine="true"
                                                 android:duplicateParentState="true"
                                                 gecko:fadeWidth="15dp"
                                                 android:paddingRight="5dp"/>
 
+
+        <!-- Use of baselineAlignBottom only supported from API 11+ - if this needs to work on lower API versions
+             we'll need to override getBaseLine() and return image height, but we assume this won't happen -->
         <ImageButton android:id="@+id/close"
                      style="@style/TabsItemClose"
                      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                     android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                      android:scaleType="center"
+                     android:baselineAlignBottom="true"
                      android:background="@android:color/transparent"
                      android:contentDescription="@string/close_tab"
                      android:src="@drawable/new_tablet_tab_item_close_button"
                      android:duplicateParentState="true"/>
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
     <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content"