diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6a485a..ff5be9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "react-scripts": "^4.0.3",
     "react-select": "^4.2.1",
     "react-spring": "^8.0.27",
+    "react-textarea-autosize": "^8.3.3",
     "react-toast-notifications": "^2.4.3",
     "react-use-gesture": "^9.1.3",
     "shortid": "^2.2.15",
diff --git a/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.css b/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4868f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.css
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.textarea-auto-size {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  margin: 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  appearance: none;
+  font-size: inherit;
+  line-height: inherit;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: inherit;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto,
+    "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
+  padding: 4px;
+  border: none;
+  resize: none;
+}
+
+.textarea-auto-size:focus {
+  outline: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.js b/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e58aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TextareaAutoSize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import TextareaAutosize from "react-textarea-autosize";
+import "./TextareaAutoSize.css";
+
+function StyledTextareaAutoSize(props) {
+  return <TextareaAutosize className="textarea-auto-size" {...props} />;
+}
+
+export default StyledTextareaAutoSize;
diff --git a/src/components/note/NoteMenu.js b/src/components/note/NoteMenu.js
index 9724c2c..17c272f 100644
--- a/src/components/note/NoteMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/note/NoteMenu.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Box, Flex, Text, IconButton, Textarea } from "theme-ui";
+import { Box, Flex, Text, IconButton } from "theme-ui";
 
 import Slider from "../Slider";
+import TextareaAutosize from "../TextareaAutoSize";
 
 import MapMenu from "../map/MapMenu";
 
@@ -128,20 +129,12 @@ function NoteMenu({
           }}
           sx={{ alignItems: "center" }}
         >
-          <Textarea
+          <TextareaAutosize
             id="changeNoteText"
             onChange={handleTextChange}
             value={(note && note.text) || ""}
-            sx={{
-              padding: "4px",
-              border: "none",
-              ":focus": {
-                outline: "none",
-              },
-              resize: "none",
-            }}
-            rows={1}
             onKeyPress={handleTextKeyPress}
+            maxRows={4}
           />
         </Flex>
         <Box
diff --git a/src/theme.js b/src/theme.js
index 305dcbb..dc85ac3 100644
--- a/src/theme.js
+++ b/src/theme.js
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ const theme = {
       },
     },
     textarea: {
+      "&:focus": {
+        outlineColor: "primary",
+      },
+      "&:disabled": {
+        backgroundColor: "muted",
+        opacity: 0.5,
+        borderColor: "text",
+      },
       fontFamily: "body2",
     },
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 59a13fe..2a1b881 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11072,6 +11072,15 @@ react-spring@^8.0.27:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.3.1"
     prop-types "^15.5.8"
 
+react-textarea-autosize@^8.3.3:
+  version "8.3.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-8.3.3.tgz#f70913945369da453fd554c168f6baacd1fa04d8"
+  integrity sha512-2XlHXK2TDxS6vbQaoPbMOfQ8GK7+irc2fVK6QFIcC8GOnH3zI/v481n+j1L0WaPVvKxwesnY93fEfH++sus2rQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.2"
+    use-composed-ref "^1.0.0"
+    use-latest "^1.0.0"
+
 react-toast-notifications@^2.4.3:
   version "2.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-toast-notifications/-/react-toast-notifications-2.4.3.tgz#ebf2ee776615a97906cef214352cfd9fe800c583"
@@ -12826,6 +12835,11 @@ tryer@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tryer/-/tryer-1.0.1.tgz#f2c85406800b9b0f74c9f7465b81eaad241252f8"
   integrity sha512-c3zayb8/kWWpycWYg87P71E1S1ZL6b6IJxfb5fvsUgsf0S2MVGaDhDXXjDMpdCpfWXqptc+4mXwmiy1ypXqRAA==
 
+ts-essentials@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-essentials/-/ts-essentials-2.0.12.tgz#c9303f3d74f75fa7528c3d49b80e089ab09d8745"
+  integrity sha512-3IVX4nI6B5cc31/GFFE+i8ey/N2eA0CZDbo6n0yrz0zDX8ZJ8djmU1p+XRz7G3is0F3bB3pu2pAroFdAWQKU3w==
+
 ts-pnp@1.2.0, ts-pnp@^1.1.6:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-pnp/-/ts-pnp-1.2.0.tgz#a500ad084b0798f1c3071af391e65912c86bca92"
@@ -13166,11 +13180,30 @@ url@^0.11.0:
     punycode "1.3.2"
     querystring "0.2.0"
 
+use-composed-ref@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-composed-ref/-/use-composed-ref-1.1.0.tgz#9220e4e94a97b7b02d7d27eaeab0b37034438bbc"
+  integrity sha512-my1lNHGWsSDAhhVAT4MKs6IjBUtG6ZG11uUqexPH9PptiIZDQOzaF4f5tEbJ2+7qvNbtXNBbU3SfmN+fXlWDhg==
+  dependencies:
+    ts-essentials "^2.0.3"
+
 use-image@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-image/-/use-image-1.0.7.tgz#b2c42b78d32868762a37631673eb169a244d5ad1"
   integrity sha512-Z8hB8+lAGe25iqO3YaHO7bSvBSGErEakYQ6RGyRrPZoMDLKBIuZ67ikzn8f5ydjWorqFzeX+U3vVwnXoE1Q56Q==
 
+use-isomorphic-layout-effect@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-isomorphic-layout-effect/-/use-isomorphic-layout-effect-1.1.1.tgz#7bb6589170cd2987a152042f9084f9effb75c225"
+  integrity sha512-L7Evj8FGcwo/wpbv/qvSfrkHFtOpCzvM5yl2KVyDJoylVuSvzphiiasmjgQPttIGBAy2WKiBNR98q8w7PiNgKQ==
+
+use-latest@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-latest/-/use-latest-1.2.0.tgz#a44f6572b8288e0972ec411bdd0840ada366f232"
+  integrity sha512-d2TEuG6nSLKQLAfW3By8mKr8HurOlTkul0sOpxbClIv4SQ4iOd7BYr7VIzdbktUCnv7dua/60xzd8igMU6jmyw==
+  dependencies:
+    use-isomorphic-layout-effect "^1.0.0"
+
 use@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use/-/use-3.1.1.tgz#d50c8cac79a19fbc20f2911f56eb973f4e10070f"