diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp b/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
index 7e8e6b2067..95fe961cb6 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCListCtrl.cpp
@@ -314,10 +314,14 @@ void CBOINCListCtrl::DrawProgressBars()
 #endif
             r.x = x;
             r.width = w;
+            r.Inflate(-1, -2);
+            rr = r;
 
             wxString progressString = m_pParentView->GetProgressText(row);
             dc.GetTextExtent(progressString, &xx, &yy);
             
+            r.y += (r.height - yy - 1) / 2;
+            
             // Adapted from ellipis code in wxRendererGeneric::DrawHeaderButtonContents()
             if (xx > r.width) {
                 int ellipsisWidth;
@@ -334,9 +338,6 @@ void CBOINCListCtrl::DrawProgressBars()
                     xx += ellipsisWidth;
                 }
             }
-
-            rr = r;
-            rr.Inflate(-1, -2);
             
             dc.SetLogicalFunction(wxCOPY);
             dc.SetBackgroundMode(wxSOLID);