diff --git a/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
index cc3c4dcd77..7d91ddf9fc 100644
--- a/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/pages/private-messages.vue
@@ -429,11 +429,12 @@
       }
 
       &.has-content {
-        --textarea-auto-height: 80px
+        --textarea-auto-height: 80px;
       }
 
-      max-height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
+      height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
       min-height: var(--textarea-auto-height, 40px);
+      max-height: 300px;
     }
   }