diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/dimens_sc.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/dimens_sc.xml
index 4fd51c2b36..c0ff389d2a 100644
--- a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/dimens_sc.xml
+++ b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/dimens_sc.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
     <dimen name="file_icon_size">32dp</dimen>
 
+    <dimen name="reply_text_max_height">96sp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="reply_fade_out_height">32sp</dimen>
     <dimen name="reply_thumbnail_height">120dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="reply_thumbnail_max_width">840dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/view_in_reply_to.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/view_in_reply_to.xml
index 6e94913180..d933728b25 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/view_in_reply_to.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/view_in_reply_to.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             android:scrollbars="none"
             app:expanded="false"
             app:allowExpand="false"
-            app:maxHeight="64dp">
+            app:maxHeight="@dimen/reply_text_max_height">
             <!-- Layout gravity left: fixes long display name pills moving text out:
                 https://github.com/SchildiChat/SchildiChat-android/issues/66
                 Interestingly, this not only fixes it for LTR texts for RTL locales,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                 tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded" />
             <View
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="32dp"
+                android:layout_height="@dimen/reply_fade_out_height"
                 android:background="@drawable/bg_expandable_edge_shadow"
                 android:layout_gravity="bottom" />
         </com.ruesga.rview.widget.ExpandableViewLayout>