diff --git a/src/app/vault/views/vaultAddCipher.html b/src/app/vault/views/vaultAddCipher.html
index 6c735e3abd..dcf80c0d2d 100644
--- a/src/app/vault/views/vaultAddCipher.html
+++ b/src/app/vault/views/vaultAddCipher.html
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@
 
         <div class="form-group" show-errors>
             <label for="notes">Notes</label>
-            <textarea id="notes" name="Notes" class="form-control" ng-model="cipher.notes" api-field></textarea>
+            <textarea id="notes" name="Notes" class="form-control" ng-model="cipher.notes" api-field
+                      ng-class="{'big-textarea': cipher.type === constants.cipherType.secureNote}"></textarea>
         </div>
         <hr />
         <h4><i class="fa fa-list-ul"></i> Custom Fields</h4>
diff --git a/src/app/vault/views/vaultEditCipher.html b/src/app/vault/views/vaultEditCipher.html
index 750fdc73d3..387b1f47ab 100644
--- a/src/app/vault/views/vaultEditCipher.html
+++ b/src/app/vault/views/vaultEditCipher.html
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
         <div class="form-group" show-errors>
             <label for="notes">Notes</label>
             <textarea id="notes" name="Notes" class="form-control" ng-model="cipher.notes"
+                      ng-class="{'big-textarea': cipher.type === constants.cipherType.secureNote}"
                       ng-readonly="readOnly" api-field></textarea>
         </div>
         <div ng-if="!readOnly || (cipher.fields && cipher.fields.length)">
diff --git a/src/less/vault.less b/src/less/vault.less
index fe05a1ab1c..bb1861b529 100644
--- a/src/less/vault.less
+++ b/src/less/vault.less
@@ -785,3 +785,13 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
         }
     }
 }
+
+textarea {
+    &#notes {
+        height: 100px;
+    }
+
+    &.big-textarea {
+        height: 200px !important;
+    }
+}