diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index cfc60fe0661..31c88159f00 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_tags .text-wrap textarea {
   width: 100% !important;
+  min-height: 22px;
 }
 .openerp .oe_tags .text-core .text-wrap .text-dropdown .text-list .text-suggestion em {
   font-style: italic;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 38758216a50..1de67046a5c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
             width: 100% !important
             textarea
                 width: 100% !important
+                min-height: 22px
         .text-core .text-wrap .text-dropdown .text-list .text-suggestion em
             font-style: italic
             text-decoration: none