diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index bcb9bfe3c013e4..29e746c905f8d4 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 ### Enhancements
 
 -   `ColorPicker`: Update sizes of color format select and copy button ([#67093](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/67093)).
+-   `Autocomplete`: Increase option height ([#67214](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/67214)).
 
 ### Experimental
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/autocomplete/autocompleter-ui.tsx b/packages/components/src/autocomplete/autocompleter-ui.tsx
index 69105f6c9d3b44..dbbbe724113d7c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/autocomplete/autocompleter-ui.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/autocomplete/autocompleter-ui.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function ListBox( {
 					key={ option.key }
 					id={ `components-autocomplete-item-${ instanceId }-${ option.key }` }
 					role="option"
+					__next40pxDefaultSize
 					aria-selected={ index === selectedIndex }
 					accessibleWhenDisabled
 					disabled={ option.isDisabled }