diff --git a/apps/dav/src/components/AbsenceForm.vue b/apps/dav/src/components/AbsenceForm.vue
index 4782e0c9d3d..4d52f879107 100644
--- a/apps/dav/src/components/AbsenceForm.vue
+++ b/apps/dav/src/components/AbsenceForm.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 			:options="options"
 			@search="asyncFind" />
 		<NcTextField v-model="status" :label="t('dav', 'Short absence status')" :required="true" />
-		<NcTextArea v-model="message" :label="t('dav', 'Long absence Message')" :required="true" />
+		<div class="absence-long-message__wrapper">
+			<NcTextArea input-class="absence-long-message" v-model="message" :label="t('dav', 'Long absence Message')" :required="true" resize="none" rows="6"/>
+		</div>
 
 		<div class="absence__buttons">
 			<NcButton
@@ -271,6 +273,17 @@ export default {
 		}
 	}
 
+	.absence-long-message {
+		height: calc(var(--default-line-height) * 6 * var(--font-size-small));
+
+		&__wrapper {
+			height: calc(var(--default-line-height) * 6 * var(--font-size-small) + var(--default-grid-baseline) * 2);
+			display: flex;
+			flex-direction: column;
+			justify-content: start;
+		}
+	}
+
 	&__buttons {
 		display: flex;
 		gap: 5px;