diff --git a/src/components/NewMessageModal.vue b/src/components/NewMessageModal.vue
index 65d132d85b..5c638c0c50 100644
--- a/src/components/NewMessageModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/NewMessageModal.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 	<Modal v-if="showMessageComposer"
-		:size="largerModal ? 'normal' : 'large'"
+		:size="largerModal ? 'large' : 'normal'"
 		:title="modalTitle"
 		:additional-trap-elements="toolbarElements"
 		@close="$event.type === 'click' ? onClose() : onMinimize()">
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
 			modalFirstOpen: true,
 			cookedComposerData: undefined,
 			changed: false,
-			largerModal: false,
+			largerModal: localStorage.getItem('modalSize') === 'large' || false,
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ export default {
 	methods: {
 		onMaximize() {
 			this.largerModal = !this.largerModal
+			localStorage.setItem('modalSize', this.largerModal ? 'large' : 'normal')
 		},
 		handleShow(element) {
 			this.toolbarElements = [element]