diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ca7bef359..dafd09eb6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Incompatible changes
   Please use ``app.add_js_file()`` instead.
 * #5072: Save environment object also with only new documents
 * #5035: qthelp builder allows dashes in :confval:`qthelp_namespace`
+* #5163: html: hlist items are now aligned to top
 
 Deprecated
 ----------
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
index d25c5af9d..cab3a342b 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
@@ -427,6 +427,13 @@ table.field-list td, table.field-list th {
     hyphens: manual;
 }
 
+/* -- hlist styles ---------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+table.hlist td {
+    vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+
 /* -- other body styles ----------------------------------------------------- */
 
 ol.arabic {