diff --git a/draftlogs/7925_add.md b/draftlogs/7925_add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7c037cc2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/7925_add.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Add `layout.legend.itemheight` to set the height of the legend fill swatch, so more of a trace `fillpattern` is visible in the legend [[#7925](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7925)], with thanks to @MannXo for the contribution!
diff --git a/src/components/legend/attributes.js b/src/components/legend/attributes.js
index f8164a550a6..f6629622692 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/attributes.js
+++ b/src/components/legend/attributes.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 var fontAttrs = require('../../plots/font_attributes');
 var colorAttrs = require('../color/attributes');
+const { dfltFillHeight } = require('./constants');
 
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -141,6 +142,18 @@ module.exports = {
         editType: 'legend',
         description: 'Sets the width (in px) of the legend item symbols (the part other than the title.text).',
     },
+    itemheight: {
+        valType: 'number',
+        min: dfltFillHeight,
+        dflt: dfltFillHeight,
+        editType: 'legend',
+        description: [
+            'Sets the height (in px) of the legend item fill swatch.',
+            'A taller swatch shows more of a trace *fill* or *fillpattern*.',
+            'Only traces with a *fill* use this value.',
+            'Every legend item grows to fit, so a larger value makes every row taller.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
     itemclick: {
         valType: 'enumerated',
         values: ['toggle', 'toggleothers', false],
diff --git a/src/components/legend/constants.ts b/src/components/legend/constants.ts
index 6b950ac03d3..b28cddedecb 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/constants.ts
+++ b/src/components/legend/constants.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ export const scrollBarColor = '#808BA4';
 export const scrollBarMargin = 4;
 export const scrollBarEnterAttrs = { rx: 20, ry: 3, width: 0, height: 0 } as const;
 
-// Number of px between legend title and (left) side of legend (always in x direction and from inner border)
+/** Number of px between legend title and (left) side of legend (always in x direction and from inner border) */
 export const titlePad = 2;
-// Number of px between each legend item (x and/or y direction)
+/** Number of px between each legend item (x and/or y direction) */
 export const itemGap = 5;
+/** Height (in px) of the legend fill swatch at the default `itemheight` */
+export const dfltFillHeight = 6;
+/** Minimum height (in px) of a legend item, so that the largest legend marker (16px across) fits */
+export const itemMinHeight = 16;
+/**
+ * Number of px added to the height of each legend item.
+ * Items stack with no other gap, so this value is the vertical space between them.
+ */
+export const itemHeightPad = 3;
diff --git a/src/components/legend/defaults.js b/src/components/legend/defaults.js
index 2a65034b3bc..5b904749a60 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/defaults.js
+++ b/src/components/legend/defaults.js
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ function groupDefaults(legendId, layoutIn, layoutOut, fullData, legendCount) {
     coerce('indentation');
     coerce('itemsizing');
     coerce('itemwidth');
+    coerce('itemheight');
 
     coerce('itemclick');
     coerce('itemdoubleclick');
diff --git a/src/components/legend/draw.js b/src/components/legend/draw.js
index 7ed481e2393..d0e89e7fbd0 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/draw.js
+++ b/src/components/legend/draw.js
@@ -824,7 +824,9 @@ function computeTextDimensions(g, gd, legendObj, aTitle) {
         legendObj._titleHeight = height;
     } else { // legend item
         legendItem.lineHeight = lineHeight;
-        legendItem.height = Math.max(height, 16) + 3;
+        // A taller fill swatch keeps the space that the default row gives the default swatch
+        const fillItemHeight = constants.itemMinHeight + legendObj.itemheight - constants.dfltFillHeight;
+        legendItem.height = Math.max(height, constants.itemMinHeight, fillItemHeight) + constants.itemHeightPad;
         legendItem.width = width;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/legend/style.js b/src/components/legend/style.js
index a149a535f84..5e348846837 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/style.js
+++ b/src/components/legend/style.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function style(s, gd, legend) {
     if (!legend) legend = fullLayout.legend;
     var constantItemSizing = legend.itemsizing === 'constant';
     var itemWidth = legend.itemwidth;
+    var itemHeight = legend.itemheight;
     var centerPos = (itemWidth + constants.itemGap * 2) / 2;
     var centerTransform = strTranslate(centerPos, 0);
 
@@ -139,7 +140,14 @@ module.exports = function style(s, gd, legend) {
             .data(showFill || showGradientFill ? [d] : []);
         fill.enter().append('path').classed('js-fill', true);
         fill.exit().remove();
-        fill.attr('d', pathStart + 'h' + itemWidth + 'v6h-' + itemWidth + 'z').call(fillStyle);
+        fill.attr('d', pathStart + 'h' + itemWidth + 'v' + itemHeight + 'h-' + itemWidth + 'z').call(fillStyle);
+
+        // Grow a tall fill swatch up and down by the same amount, so the space above and below the symbol
+        // stays as in the default row. The line and the markers move with the fill to stay on its top edge.
+        const fillShiftY = showFill || showGradientFill ? (constants.dfltFillHeight - itemHeight) / 2 : 0;
+        this3
+            .selectAll('g.legendfill, g.legendlines, g.legendsymbols')
+            .attr('transform', fillShiftY ? strTranslate(0, fillShiftY) : null);
 
         if (showLine || showGradientLine) {
             var lw = boundLineWidth(undefined, trace.line, MAX_LINE_WIDTH, CST_LINE_WIDTH);
diff --git a/src/types/generated/schema.d.ts b/src/types/generated/schema.d.ts
index 5283911ff43..3271bfc07ef 100644
--- a/src/types/generated/schema.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/generated/schema.d.ts
@@ -12758,6 +12758,12 @@ export interface Legend {
      * @default 'toggleothers'
      */
     itemdoubleclick?: 'toggle' | 'toggleothers' | false;
+    /**
+     * Sets the height (in px) of the legend item fill swatch. A taller swatch shows more of a trace *fill* or *fillpattern*. Only traces with a *fill* use this value. Every legend item grows to fit, so a larger value makes every row taller.
+     * @default 6
+     * Minimum: 6
+     */
+    itemheight?: number;
     /**
      * Determines if the legend items symbols scale with their corresponding *trace* attributes or remain *constant* independent of the symbol size on the graph.
      * @default 'trace'
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/scatter_fill_pattern.json b/test/image/mocks/scatter_fill_pattern.json
index 4a4e6f12b90..1a83c888cbe 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/scatter_fill_pattern.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/scatter_fill_pattern.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
       "rows": 1,
       "columns": 2,
       "pattern": "independent"
-    }
+    },
+    "legend": { "itemheight": 20 }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
index 023c22e2aab..18c2878d875 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ describe('legend defaults', function () {
         expect(layoutOut.showlegend).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('defaults itemheight to 6 and clamps values below the minimum', function () {
+        fullData = allShown([{ type: 'scatter' }, { type: 'scatter' }]);
+
+        supplyLayoutDefaults({}, layoutOut, fullData);
+        expect(layoutOut.legend.itemheight).toBe(6);
+
+        layoutOut = { font: Plots.layoutAttributes.font, bg_color: Plots.layoutAttributes.bg_color };
+        supplyLayoutDefaults({ showlegend: true, legend: { itemheight: 1 } }, layoutOut, fullData);
+        expect(layoutOut.legend.itemheight).toBe(6);
+
+        layoutOut = { font: Plots.layoutAttributes.font, bg_color: Plots.layoutAttributes.bg_color };
+        supplyLayoutDefaults({ showlegend: true, legend: { itemheight: 24 } }, layoutOut, fullData);
+        expect(layoutOut.legend.itemheight).toBe(24);
+    });
+
     it('shows with one visible pie', function () {
         fullData = allShown([{ type: 'pie' }]);
 
@@ -3590,3 +3605,182 @@ describe('legend title click', function() {
         }).then(done, done.fail);
     });
 });
+
+describe('legend itemheight:', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var gd;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        gd = createGraphDiv();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+    function fillPathD() {
+        return d3Select(gd).select('g.legendfill').select('path').attr('d');
+    }
+
+    function linePathD() {
+        return d3Select(gd).select('g.legendlines').select('path').attr('d');
+    }
+
+    // The toggle rect is sized to the computed row height, see setRect in draw.js
+    function rowHeights() {
+        var heights = [];
+        d3Select(gd)
+            .selectAll('rect.legendtoggle')
+            .each(function () {
+                heights.push(+this.getAttribute('height'));
+            });
+        return heights;
+    }
+
+    var filled = [
+        { x: [1, 2], y: [1, 2], fill: 'tozeroy', name: 'a' },
+        { x: [1, 2], y: [2, 3], fill: 'tozeroy', name: 'b' }
+    ];
+
+    it('reproduces the historical 6px swatch at the default', function (done) {
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(function () {
+                expect(gd._fullLayout.legend.itemheight).toBe(6);
+                expect(fillPathD()).toBe('M5,0h30v6h-30z');
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('grows the fill swatch to the requested height', function (done) {
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true, legend: { itemheight: 24 } })
+            .then(function () {
+                expect(fillPathD()).toBe('M5,0h30v24h-30z');
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the line on the top edge of a taller fill', function (done) {
+        var dfltLine;
+
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(function () {
+                dfltLine = linePathD();
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'legend.itemheight', 30);
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                // the line marks the top edge of the fill, exactly as in the plot itself
+                expect(linePathD()).toBe(dfltLine);
+                expect(fillPathD()).toBe('M5,0h30v30h-30z');
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('does not move the swatch of a trace without fill', function (done) {
+        var unfilled = [
+            { x: [1, 2], y: [1, 2], name: 'a' },
+            { x: [1, 2], y: [2, 3], name: 'b' }
+        ];
+        var dfltLine;
+
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, unfilled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(function () {
+                dfltLine = linePathD();
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'legend.itemheight', 40);
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                expect(linePathD()).toBe(dfltLine);
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('grows each legend row so taller swatches do not overlap', function (done) {
+        var dflt;
+
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(function () {
+                dflt = rowHeights();
+                expect(dflt.length).toBe(2);
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'legend.itemheight', 40);
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                var grown = rowHeights();
+                expect(grown.length).toBe(dflt.length);
+                grown.forEach(function (h, i) {
+                    expect(h).toBeGreaterThan(dflt[i]);
+                    // itemMinHeight + itemheight - dfltFillHeight + itemHeightPad = 16 + 40 - 6 + 3
+                    expect(h).toBe(53);
+                });
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('leaves row heights untouched at the default', function (done) {
+        var dflt;
+
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(function () {
+                dflt = rowHeights();
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'legend.itemheight', 6);
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                expect(rowHeights()).toEqual(dflt);
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the default space above and below a taller symbol', (done) => {
+        // Space between the row edges and the symbol (fill, line, and marker) of each legend item
+        const symbolGaps = () =>
+            [...gd.querySelectorAll('g.traces')].map((item) => {
+                const row = item.querySelector('rect.legendtoggle').getBoundingClientRect();
+                const parts = [
+                    ...item.querySelectorAll('g.legendfill path, g.legendlines path, g.legendpoints path')
+                ].map((el) => el.getBoundingClientRect());
+                return {
+                    above: Math.min(...parts.map((r) => r.top)) - row.top,
+                    below: row.bottom - Math.max(...parts.map((r) => r.bottom))
+                };
+            });
+        let dfltGaps;
+
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, { showlegend: true })
+            .then(() => {
+                dfltGaps = symbolGaps();
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'legend.itemheight', 40);
+            })
+            .then(() => {
+                const gaps = symbolGaps();
+                expect(gaps.length).toBe(dfltGaps.length);
+                gaps.forEach((gap, i) => {
+                    expect(gap.above).toBeCloseTo(dfltGaps[i].above, 1);
+                    expect(gap.below).toBeCloseTo(dfltGaps[i].below, 1);
+                });
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the default swatch in unified hover labels', (done) => {
+        Plotly.newPlot(gd, filled, {
+            showlegend: true,
+            hovermode: 'x unified',
+            legend: { itemheight: 18 }
+        })
+            .then(() => {
+                Plotly.Fx.hover(gd, { xval: 1 });
+                Lib.clearThrottle();
+
+                // The hover legend does not inherit layout.legend, the same as for itemwidth
+                const hoverFills = [...gd.querySelectorAll('g.hoverlayer g.legendfill path')];
+                expect(hoverFills.length).toBe(2);
+                hoverFills.forEach((fillPath) => {
+                    expect(fillPath.getAttribute('d')).toBe('M5,0h30v6h-30z');
+                });
+
+                const legendFills = [...gd.querySelectorAll('g.infolayer g.legendfill path')];
+                expect(legendFills.length).toBe(2);
+                legendFills.forEach((fillPath) => {
+                    expect(fillPath.getAttribute('d')).toBe('M5,0h30v18h-30z');
+                });
+            })
+            .then(done, done.fail);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/plot-schema.json b/test/plot-schema.json
index 3f8728d1b01..3f5dde569b4 100644
--- a/test/plot-schema.json
+++ b/test/plot-schema.json
@@ -3470,6 +3470,13 @@
             false
           ]
         },
+        "itemheight": {
+          "description": "Sets the height (in px) of the legend item fill swatch. A taller swatch shows more of a trace *fill* or *fillpattern*. Only traces with a *fill* use this value. Every legend item grows to fit, so a larger value makes every row taller.",
+          "dflt": 6,
+          "editType": "legend",
+          "min": 6,
+          "valType": "number"
+        },
         "itemsizing": {
           "description": "Determines if the legend items symbols scale with their corresponding *trace* attributes or remain *constant* independent of the symbol size on the graph.",
           "dflt": "trace",