diff --git a/src/renderer/src/assets/styles/richtext.css b/src/renderer/src/assets/styles/richtext.css
index 7c47d514a3..a1642ddc61 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/assets/styles/richtext.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/assets/styles/richtext.css
@@ -445,13 +445,14 @@
 }
 
 .tiptap ul[data-type='taskList'] li {
-  align-items: flex-start;
+  align-items: center;
   display: flex;
 }
 
 .tiptap ul[data-type='taskList'] li > label {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   margin-right: 0.5rem;
+  margin-top: 0.35rem;
   user-select: none;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -461,6 +462,15 @@
   flex: 1 1 auto;
 }
 
+/* For nested task lists, align label with first line of text */
+.tiptap ul[data-type='taskList'] li:has(ul[data-type='taskList']) {
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.tiptap ul[data-type='taskList'] li:has(ul[data-type='taskList']) > label {
+  margin-top: 0.35rem;
+}
+
 .tiptap ul[data-type='taskList'] li > div p {
   margin: 0;
 }