diff --git a/src/messagecontent/TextComponent.qml b/src/messagecontent/TextComponent.qml
index efea5cf0c..7c81adef1 100644
--- a/src/messagecontent/TextComponent.qml
+++ b/src/messagecontent/TextComponent.qml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ QQC2.TextArea {
 
     ListView.onReused: Qt.binding(() => !hasSpoiler.test(display))
 
+    topPadding: 0
+    bottomPadding: 0
     leftPadding: 0
     rightPadding: 0