diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 2126aa033..1b6a5c10a 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 					{% trans %}Comment{% endtrans %}
 				</th>
 				<td>
-					<textarea name="body" id="body" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
+					<textarea name="body" id="body" rows="5" cols="48"></textarea>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			{% if config.recaptcha %}
diff --git a/templates/thread.html b/templates/thread.html
index 2beb18260..6fdc969d3 100644
--- a/templates/thread.html
+++ b/templates/thread.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 					{% trans %}Comment{% endtrans %}
 				</th>
 				<td>
-					<textarea name="body" id="body" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
+					<textarea name="body" id="body" rows="5" cols="48"></textarea>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			{% if config.recaptcha %}