diff --git a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
index 59a235812..a551fb2cf 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
         visible: root.currentRoom.canSendEvent("m.room.message")
 
         Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.minimumHeight: Math.max(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2, implicitHeight + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing)
+        Layout.minimumHeight: Math.max(Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2, Math.round(implicitHeight) + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing)
         // lineSpacing is height+leading, so subtract leading once since leading only exists between lines.
         Layout.maximumHeight: chatBarFontMetrics.lineSpacing * 8 - chatBarFontMetrics.leading + textField.topPadding + textField.bottomPadding
+        Layout.preferredHeight: Math.round(implicitHeight)
 
         currentRoom: root.currentRoom