diff --git a/plugins/mail/init.php b/plugins/mail/init.php
index eba4a5ce9..acd89de47 100644
--- a/plugins/mail/init.php
+++ b/plugins/mail/init.php
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ class Mail extends Plugin {
 
 		print "</td></tr>";
 
-		print "<tr><td colspan='2'><textarea dojoType=\"dijit.form.SimpleTextarea\" style='font-size : 12px; width : 98%' rows=\"20\"
+		print "<tr><td colspan='2'><textarea dojoType=\"dijit.form.SimpleTextarea\" 
+			style='height : 200px; font-size : 12px; width : 98%' rows=\"20\"
 			name='content'>$content</textarea>";
 
 		print "</td></tr></table>";