diff --git a/view/css/mod_mail.css b/view/css/mod_mail.css
index 1346eecd5..843d1274c 100644
--- a/view/css/mod_mail.css
+++ b/view/css/mod_mail.css
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 	margin: 15px;
 }
 
+#prvmail-text {
+  height: 20.0em;
+}
+
 .mail-conv-outside-wrapper {
 	margin-bottom: 20px;
 }