diff --git a/.changeset/smart-emus-shout.md b/.changeset/smart-emus-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f802d5aab0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-emus-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Refactor UserPreview to use min-height vs empty element to remove extra leading space
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/elements/UserPreview.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/elements/UserPreview.tsx
index cc5c2465b0a..3d82d6e9dbd 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/elements/UserPreview.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/elements/UserPreview.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,16 @@ export const UserPreview = (props: UserPreviewProps) => {
       elementId={descriptors.userPreview.setId(elementId)}
       align='center'
       as='span'
-      sx={[t => ({ minWidth: '0px', width: 'fit-content', gap: t.space.$4 }), sx]}
+      sx={[
+        t => ({
+          minWidth: '0px',
+          width: 'fit-content',
+          gap: t.space.$4,
+          // We reserve space for the avatar if it is not visible
+          minHeight: imageUrl && !showAvatar ? getAvatarSizes(t) : undefined,
+        }),
+        sx,
+      ]}
       {...rest}
     >
       {/*Do not attempt to render or reserve space based on height if image url is not defined*/}
@@ -122,18 +131,7 @@ export const UserPreview = (props: UserPreviewProps) => {
               </Flex>
             )}
           </Flex>
-        ) : (
-          // Reserve layout space when avatar is not visible
-          <Flex
-            elementDescriptor={descriptors.userPreviewAvatarContainer}
-            elementId={descriptors.userPreviewAvatarContainer.setId(elementId)}
-            justify='center'
-            as='span'
-            sx={t => ({
-              height: getAvatarSizes(t),
-            })}
-          />
-        )
+        ) : null
       ) : null}
 
       <Flex