diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss b/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
index 3a9beb2dd4b0..046c567594de 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/toggle/_toggle.scss
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@
     margin-left: carbon--rem(56px);
     @include type-style('body-short-01');
     user-select: none;
+    // top offset needed to vertically center absolutely positioned flex child in IE11
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
   }
 
   //----------------------------------------------