diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.scss
index 6e72e00c2..98a02a623 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ textarea {
 }
 // scss-lint:enable QualifyingElement
 
+textarea {
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
 // Forms described here are only used on the public pages at the moment
 .block-form {
   margin: 20px auto;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/mobile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/mobile.scss
index c98613dbf..2513bfede 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/mobile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/mobile.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ body {
   padding: 0;
 }
 
+textarea {
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
 h3 {  margin-top: 0; }
 .clear { clear: both; }
 #main { padding: 56px 10px 0 10px; }