diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
index 44c4c4993..ca58ba176 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/chats/components/chat-textarea.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const ChatTextarea = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, IChatTextarea>(
         </HStack>
       )}
 
-      <Textarea ref={ref} theme='transparent' {...rest} />
+      <Textarea className='px-3 py-2' ref={ref} theme='transparent' {...rest} />
     </div>
   ),
 );