diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
index 5e90589c6d..ce3d4f526e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 			</p>
 			<div id="dropzone-{{$id}}" class="dropzone">
 				<p>
-					<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="dropzone comment-edit-text-empty form-control text-autosize" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" rows="3" data-default="{{$default}}" dir="auto" onkeydown="sendOnCtrlEnter(event, 'comment-edit-submit-{{$id}}')">{{$default}}</textarea>
+					<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="dropzone comment-edit-text-empty form-control text-autosize" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" rows="8" data-default="{{$default}}" dir="auto" onkeydown="sendOnCtrlEnter(event, 'comment-edit-submit-{{$id}}')">{{$default}}</textarea>
 				</p>
 			</div>
 	{{if $qcomment}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
index e04b942df4..cfab144569 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot.tpl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
 					{{* The jot text field in which the post text is inserted *}}
 					<div id="jot-text-wrap" class="dropzone">
-						<textarea rows="2" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text form-control text-autosize" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}" onFocus="jotTextOpenUI(this);" onBlur="jotTextCloseUI(this);" style="min-width:100%; max-width:100%;" dir="auto" onkeydown="sendOnCtrlEnter(event, 'profile-jot-submit')">{{if $content}}{{$content nofilter}}{{/if}}</textarea>
+						<textarea rows="8" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text form-control text-autosize" id="profile-jot-text" name="body" placeholder="{{$share}}" onFocus="jotTextOpenUI(this);" onBlur="jotTextCloseUI(this);" style="min-width:100%; max-width:100%;" dir="auto" onkeydown="sendOnCtrlEnter(event, 'profile-jot-submit')">{{if $content}}{{$content nofilter}}{{/if}}</textarea>
 					</div>
 
 					<ul id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper" class="jothidden nav nav-pills">