diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.coffee b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
index df13f2a15..2a9b5e262 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
   hasTiledRendering: true
   logicalDisplayBuffer: true
   scrollPastEnd: true
+  autoHeight: true
 
   createdCallback: ->
     # Use globals when the following instance variables aren't set.