diff --git a/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post.tsx b/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post.tsx
index a0f07d953..c785727e8 100644
--- a/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
-import {Alert, Keyboard, type LayoutChangeEvent, Platform, SafeAreaView, View} from 'react-native';
+import {Alert, Keyboard, type LayoutChangeEvent, Platform, SafeAreaView, View, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
 
 import {deletePost, editPost} from '@actions/remote/post';
 import Autocomplete from '@components/autocomplete';
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {useInputPropagation} from '@hooks/input';
 import useNavButtonPressed from '@hooks/navigation_button_pressed';
 import PostError from '@screens/edit_post/post_error';
 import {buildNavigationButton, dismissModal, setButtons} from '@screens/navigation';
-import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 import EditPostInput, {type EditPostInputRef} from './edit_post_input';
 
@@ -27,21 +26,18 @@ import type {AvailableScreens} from '@typings/screens/navigation';
 
 const AUTOCOMPLETE_SEPARATION = 8;
 
-const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
-    return {
-        body: {
-            flex: 1,
-            backgroundColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.03),
-        },
-        container: {
-            flex: 1,
-        },
-        loader: {
-            flex: 1,
-            alignItems: 'center',
-            justifyContent: 'center',
-        },
-    };
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    body: {
+        flex: 1,
+    },
+    container: {
+        flex: 1,
+    },
+    loader: {
+        flex: 1,
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+    },
 });
 
 const RIGHT_BUTTON = buildNavigationButton('edit-post', 'edit_post.save.button');
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@ const EditPost = ({componentId, maxPostSize, post, closeButtonId, hasFilesAttach
     const theme = useTheme();
     const intl = useIntl();
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
-    const styles = getStyleSheet(theme);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         toggleSaveButton(false);
@@ -202,6 +197,8 @@ const EditPost = ({componentId, maxPostSize, post, closeButtonId, hasFilesAttach
     const autocompletePosition = overlap + AUTOCOMPLETE_SEPARATION;
     const autocompleteAvailableSpace = containerHeight - autocompletePosition;
 
+    const inputHeight = containerHeight - overlap;
+
     const [animatedAutocompletePosition, animatedAutocompleteAvailableSpace] = useAutocompleteDefaultAnimatedValues(autocompletePosition, autocompleteAvailableSpace);
 
     if (isUpdating) {
@@ -230,6 +227,7 @@ const EditPost = ({componentId, maxPostSize, post, closeButtonId, hasFilesAttach
                         />
                     }
                     <EditPostInput
+                        inputHeight={inputHeight}
                         hasError={Boolean(errorLine)}
                         message={postMessage}
                         onChangeText={onInputChangeText}
diff --git a/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post_input/index.tsx b/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post_input/index.tsx
index 32f1c1023..85f30995c 100644
--- a/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post_input/index.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/edit_post/edit_post_input/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {useManagedConfig} from '@mattermost/react-native-emm';
 import PasteInput, {type PasteInputRef} from '@mattermost/react-native-paste-input';
 import React, {forwardRef, useCallback, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
-import {type NativeSyntheticEvent, Platform, type TextInputSelectionChangeEventData, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
+import {type NativeSyntheticEvent, type TextInputSelectionChangeEventData, View} from 'react-native';
 
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import {emptyFunction} from '@utils/general';
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => ({
     },
 }));
 
-const HEIGHT_DIFF = Platform.select({android: 40, default: 30});
-
 export type EditPostInputRef = {
     focus: () => void;
 }
 
 type PostInputProps = {
+    inputHeight: number;
     message: string;
     hasError: boolean;
     onTextSelectionChange: (curPos: number) => void;
@@ -39,21 +38,23 @@ type PostInputProps = {
 }
 
 const EditPostInput = forwardRef<EditPostInputRef, PostInputProps>(({
-    message, onChangeText, onTextSelectionChange, hasError,
+    inputHeight,
+    message,
+    onChangeText,
+    onTextSelectionChange,
+    hasError,
 }: PostInputProps, ref) => {
     const intl = useIntl();
     const theme = useTheme();
     const styles = getStyleSheet(theme);
-    const {height} = useWindowDimensions();
     const managedConfig = useManagedConfig<ManagedConfig>();
-    const textInputHeight = (height / 2) - HEIGHT_DIFF;
     const disableCopyAndPaste = managedConfig.copyAndPasteProtection === 'true';
 
     const inputRef = useRef<PasteInputRef>();
 
     const inputStyle = useMemo(() => {
-        return [styles.input, {height: textInputHeight}];
-    }, [textInputHeight, styles]);
+        return [styles.input, {height: inputHeight}];
+    }, [inputHeight, styles]);
 
     const onSelectionChange = useCallback((event: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputSelectionChangeEventData>) => {
         const curPos = event.nativeEvent.selection.end;
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ const EditPostInput = forwardRef<EditPostInputRef, PostInputProps>(({
     const containerStyle = useMemo(() => [
         styles.inputContainer,
         hasError && {marginTop: 0},
-        {height: textInputHeight},
-    ], [styles, textInputHeight]);
+        {height: inputHeight},
+    ], [styles, inputHeight]);
 
     useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
         focus: () => inputRef.current?.focus(),