diff --git a/files/templates/chat.html b/files/templates/chat.html
index 8228e2701e..1250889388 100644
--- a/files/templates/chat.html
+++ b/files/templates/chat.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			<span id="loading-indicator" class="d-none"></span>
 		</div>
 		<i class="btn btn-secondary mr-2 fas fa-smile-beam" style="padding-top:0.65rem" onclick="loadEmojis('input-text')" aria-hidden="true" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#emojiModal" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Add Emoji"></i>
-		<textarea id="input-text" minlength="1" maxlength="1000" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus></textarea>
+		<textarea id="input-text" minlength="1" maxlength="1000" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus rows="1"></textarea>
 		<button id="chatsend" onclick="send()" class="btn btn-primary ml-3" type="submit">Send</button>
 	</div>
 </div>