diff --git a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpropertieswidget.cpp b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpropertieswidget.cpp
index ef84f8a04be..81375972b43 100644
--- a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpropertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutpropertieswidget.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ QgsLayoutPropertiesWidget::QgsLayoutPropertiesWidget( QWidget *parent, QgsLayout
   setPanelTitle( tr( "Layout Properties" ) );
   blockSignals( true );
 
+  mVariableEditor->setMinimumHeight( mVariableEditor->fontMetrics().height() * 15 );
+
   updateSnappingElements();
 
   mGridSpacingUnitsCombo->linkToWidget( mGridResolutionSpinBox );
diff --git a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutitemwidget.cpp b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutitemwidget.cpp
index d929cd308a3..07d0c5320db 100644
--- a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutitemwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutitemwidget.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ QgsLayoutItemPropertiesWidget::QgsLayoutItemPropertiesWidget( QWidget *parent, Q
 {
   setupUi( this );
 
+  mVariableEditor->setMinimumHeight( mVariableEditor->fontMetrics().height() * 15 );
+
   mItemRotationSpinBox->setClearValue( 0 );
   mStrokeUnitsComboBox->linkToWidget( mStrokeWidthSpinBox );
   mStrokeUnitsComboBox->setConverter( &item->layout()->renderContext().measurementConverter() );