diff --git a/web/styles/compose.css b/web/styles/compose.css
index b103c43ab2..1d3fddf568 100644
--- a/web/styles/compose.css
+++ b/web/styles/compose.css
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ textarea.new_message_textarea {
     box-shadow: none;
 
     font-size: 1em;
-    line-height: inherit;
+    line-height: var(--base-line-height-unitless);
     font-family: "Source Sans 3 VF", sans-serif;
 
     &:focus {
diff --git a/web/styles/message_row.css b/web/styles/message_row.css
index f0e98366fb..9fa9807250 100644
--- a/web/styles/message_row.css
+++ b/web/styles/message_row.css
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
     box-shadow: none;
 
     font-size: 1em;
-    line-height: inherit;
+    line-height: var(--base-line-height-unitless);
     font-family: "Source Sans 3 VF", sans-serif;
 
     &:focus {
diff --git a/web/styles/scheduled_messages.css b/web/styles/scheduled_messages.css
index 2f7a83ddcf..b6fbfad5c2 100644
--- a/web/styles/scheduled_messages.css
+++ b/web/styles/scheduled_messages.css
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     background-color: var(--background-color-textarea);
 
     font-size: 1em;
-    line-height: inherit;
+    line-height: var(--base-line-height-unitless);
     font-family: "Source Sans 3 VF", sans-serif;
 }
diff --git a/web/styles/settings.css b/web/styles/settings.css
index bdfa58690a..55423e635d 100644
--- a/web/styles/settings.css
+++ b/web/styles/settings.css
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ label.preferences-radio-choice-label {
         box-shadow linear 0.2s;
 
     font-size: 1em;
-    line-height: inherit;
+    line-height: var(--base-line-height-unitless);
     font-family: "Source Sans 3 VF", sans-serif;
 
     &:focus {