diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml b/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
index 466dd045a..e720a6ff2 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/message_received.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:autoLink="web"
+                android:maxLines="256"
                 android:textColorLink="@color/white"
                 android:textColor="@color/white"
                 android:textColorHighlight="@color/grey800"
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml b/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
index fc68c3894..be530c5fe 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/message_sent.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:autoLink="web"
+                android:maxLines="256"
                 android:textColorLink="@color/black87"
                 android:textColor="@color/black87"
                 android:textColorHighlight="@color/grey500"