diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 81bcece5a..f91b73a37 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ _During the beta period, these restrictions may be relaxed in the event of a mis
 
 ## Next
 
-- Increased the default padding for `<sl-badge>` so it's not as tight and scales better with font size
+- Improved `<sl-badge>` so it renders relative to the current font size and improved padding
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta.83
 
diff --git a/src/components/badge/badge.styles.ts b/src/components/badge/badge.styles.ts
index fd039bed0..73219fae2 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/badge.styles.ts
+++ b/src/components/badge/badge.styles.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default css`
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    font-size: var(--sl-font-size-x-small);
+    font-size: max(12px, 0.75em);
     font-weight: var(--sl-font-weight-semibold);
     letter-spacing: var(--sl-letter-spacing-normal);
     line-height: 1;