diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/edit.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/edit.html.erb
index 93e7631ed..af23262d5 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/edit.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class='form-row'>
         <label class="standard-label"><%= t 'diary_entry.edit.body' -%></label>
-        <%= richtext_area :diary_entry, :body, :format => @diary_entry.body_format %>
+        <%= richtext_area :diary_entry, :body, :cols => 80, :rows => 20, :format => @diary_entry.body_format %>
       </div>
       <div clas='form-row'>
         <label class="standard-label"><%= t 'diary_entry.edit.language' -%></label>
diff --git a/app/views/message/new.html.erb b/app/views/message/new.html.erb
index 32344a3e9..ac8fe7f49 100644
--- a/app/views/message/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/message/new.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class='form-row'>
       <label class="standard-label"><%= t'message.new.body' %></label>
-      <%= richtext_area :message, :body, :cols => 80, :value => @body %>
+      <%= richtext_area :message, :body, :cols => 80, :rows => 20, :value => @body %>
     </div>
     <div class='buttons'>
       <%= submit_tag t('message.new.send_button') %>