diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-7893-country-input-label-distorted b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-7893-country-input-label-distorted
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59c77319258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-7893-country-input-label-distorted
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: Tweak
+
+OBW: Override Country/Region label line-height style to avoid truncated descenders. #8186
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f84fb79ab7..015932d5e69 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- Update line-height of SelectControl label to avoid truncated descenders in some typefaces and zoom levels. #8186
+
 # 8.2.0
 
 -   Fix usage of Wordpress DatePicker component in `DatePicker`. #7982
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/src/select-control/style.scss b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/src/select-control/style.scss
index fec34879487..fc870497a8a 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/src/select-control/style.scss
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/src/select-control/style.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 			transform: translateY(-50%);
 			color: $studio-gray-50;
 			font-size: 16px;
+			line-height: 1.5em;
 		}
 
 		.woocommerce-select-control__control-input {