diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/batch_comments/components/review_drawer.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/batch_comments/components/review_drawer.vue
index 5507bf4e95d8c4d8174ce6ea889c115188b608a9..82d3748e95171b0895add9bb4b0bbd51c0a5f346 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/batch_comments/components/review_drawer.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/batch_comments/components/review_drawer.vue
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ export default {
     placeholder: __('Write a comment or drag your files here…'),
     'aria-label': __('Comment'),
     'data-testid': 'comment-textarea',
+    class: 'gl-leading-[1.5]',
   },
   restrictedToolbarItems: ['full-screen'],
   REVIEW_STATES,
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/page_bundles/merge_requests.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/page_bundles/merge_requests.scss
index 675a83c1ae59f2871f2088cbaaae480778ba926a..f7eb44bb6bbd7db263e6da254f02a5d95b2c946b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/page_bundles/merge_requests.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/page_bundles/merge_requests.scss
@@ -971,3 +971,7 @@ $diff-file-header-top: 11px;
 .merge-request-overview .md-header {
   top: calc(#{$calc-application-header-height} + #{$mr-sticky-header-height});
 }
+
+.merge-request-review-drawer .rte-text-box{
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}