diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
index 1aea1278316d..c2b270c9085a 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class ReportActionItemMessageEdit extends React.Component {
                         onKeyPress={this.triggerSaveOrCancel}
                         defaultValue={this.state.draft}
                         maxLines={16} // This is the same that slack has
-                        style={[styles.textInputCompose, styles.flex4]}
+                        style={[styles.textInputCompose, styles.flex4, styles.editInputComposeSpacing]}
                         onFocus={() => {
                             ReportScrollManager.scrollToIndex({animated: true, index: this.props.index}, true);
                             toggleReportActionComposeView(false, VirtualKeyboard.shouldAssumeIsOpen());
diff --git a/src/styles/styles.js b/src/styles/styles.js
index 482a70f56ca3..dfb6c673ef73 100644
--- a/src/styles/styles.js
+++ b/src/styles/styles.js
@@ -1399,6 +1399,10 @@ const styles = {
         maxHeight: '100%',
     },
 
+    editInputComposeSpacing: {
+        marginVertical: 6,
+    },
+
     textInputComposeSpacing: {
         paddingVertical: 6,
         ...flex.flexRow,