diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8ff4448..11eb051 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ version 2.?.? (29 Jun 2023)
 - casual style: make the head options 'alternate', 'details' and 'nodetails' available to the user. (previously they were hidden).
 - Setting \listitemsymbolspace allows custom spacing between list symbol and text item (for \cvlistitem and \cvlistdoubleitem).
 - Introducing \cvtripleitem command for items in three columns. Closing feature request #174.
+- Fixed wrong cvlistitem vspace caused by multiline section titles in fancy style (#69).
 
 version 2.3.1 (21 Feb 2022)
 - Fix duplicate GitLab icon (#105).
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index 418925b..6ddc67e 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
   \addvspace{2.5ex}%
   \phantomsection{}% reset the anchor for hyperrefs
   \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{#2}%
-  \noindent\rlap{\@cvitem{\raggedleft\sectionstyle{#2}}{}}%
+  % minipage for correct spacing with multiline sections #69
+  \noindent\rlap{\@cvitem{\begin{minipage}[t][1ex]{\hintscolumnwidth}\raggedleft\sectionstyle{#2}\end{minipage}}{}}%
   \nobreak\@afterheading\@aftersectiontrue\ignorespaces}
 
 %\@initializeif{\if@aftersubsection}\@aftersubsectionfalse%
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
     \par\ignorespaces\fi%
   \phantomsection{}% reset the anchor for hyperrefs
   \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{#2}%
-  \noindent\rlap{\@cvitem{\if@aftersection\else\@moderncvstrut{4pt}{24pt}\fi\raggedleft\subsectionstyle{#2}}{}}%
+  % minipage for correct spacing with multiline subsections #69
+  \noindent\rlap{\@cvitem{\begin{minipage}[t][1ex]{\hintscolumnwidth}\if@aftersection\else\@moderncvstrut{4pt}{24pt}\fi\raggedleft\subsectionstyle{#2}\end{minipage}}{}}%
   \nobreak\@afterheading\@aftersectiontrue\ignorespaces}
 
 \renewcommand*{\cvitem}[3][.5ex]{%