diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
index d85ce58a15..14e758535e 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_MessageComposer_input .public-DraftEditor-content {
     max-height: 120px;
+    min-height: 21px;
     overflow: auto;
 }