Index: src/wp-admin/js/editor-expand.js
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--- src/wp-admin/js/editor-expand.js	(revision 37596)
+++ src/wp-admin/js/editor-expand.js	(working copy)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		}
 
 		function textEditorResize() {
-			var reduce, scrollHeight;
+			var scrollHeight;
 
 			if ( mceEditor && ! mceEditor.isHidden() ) {
 				return;
@@ -86,16 +86,24 @@
 				return;
 			}
 
-			reduce = textEditorLength > ( textEditorLength = textEditor.value.length );
-			scrollHeight = textEditor.scrollHeight;
-
-			if ( reduce ) {
+			if ( textEditorLength > ( textEditorLength = textEditor.value.length ) ) {
 				textEditor.style.height = 'auto';
-				textEditor.style.height = scrollHeight + 'px';
-				adjust();
-			} else if ( parseInt( textEditor.style.height, 10 ) < scrollHeight ) {
-				textEditor.style.height = scrollHeight + 'px';
+				scrollHeight = textEditor.scrollHeight;
+
+				if ( scrollHeight < autoresizeMinHeight ) {
+					textEditor.style.height = autoresizeMinHeight + 'px';
+				} else {
+					textEditor.style.height = scrollHeight + 'px';
+				}
+
 				adjust();
+			} else {
+				scrollHeight = textEditor.scrollHeight;
+
+				if ( parseInt( textEditor.style.height, 10 ) < scrollHeight ) {
+					textEditor.style.height = scrollHeight + 'px';
+					adjust();
+				}
 			}
 		}