diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/directives/expandableTextArea.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/directives/expandableTextArea.coffee
index 58f8ce13ae..d0bfa9cb99 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/directives/expandableTextArea.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/directives/expandableTextArea.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ define [
 				fitHeight = el.prop("scrollHeight")
 				
 				if fitHeight > curHeight and el.val() != ""
+					scope.$emit "expandable-text-area:resize"
 					el.css("height", fitHeight) 
 
 			scope.$watch (() -> el.val()), resetHeight
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
index 5dc2cd3715..1a1a37cf21 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ define [
 		$scope.$on "layout:pdf:resize", (event, state) ->
 			$scope.reviewPanel.layoutToLeft = (state.east?.size < 220 || state.east?.initClosed)
 
+		$scope.$on "expandable-text-area:resize", (event) ->
+			$timeout () ->
+				$scope.$broadcast "review-panel:layout"
+
 		$scope.$watch "ui.pdfLayout", (layout) ->
 			$scope.reviewPanel.layoutToLeft = (layout == "flat")