diff --git a/apps/sensenet/src/context/ThemeProvider.tsx b/apps/sensenet/src/context/ThemeProvider.tsx
index e9d13632c..5b004f34e 100644
--- a/apps/sensenet/src/context/ThemeProvider.tsx
+++ b/apps/sensenet/src/context/ThemeProvider.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ export const ThemeProvider: React.FunctionComponent = (props) => {
             '@font-face': [larsseit],
           },
         },
+        MuiInputLabel: {
+          root: {
+            fontSize: '1.3rem',
+          },
+        },
       },
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/sn-controls-react/src/fieldcontrols/textarea.tsx b/packages/sn-controls-react/src/fieldcontrols/textarea.tsx
index 59eca51b2..37fa5088b 100644
--- a/packages/sn-controls-react/src/fieldcontrols/textarea.tsx
+++ b/packages/sn-controls-react/src/fieldcontrols/textarea.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export const Textarea: React.FC<ReactClientFieldSetting<LongTextFieldSetting>> =
           multiline={true}
           fullWidth={true}
           helperText={props.hideDescription ? undefined : props.settings.Description}
+          InputLabelProps={{ shrink: true }}
         />
       )
     case 'browse':
diff --git a/packages/sn-controls-react/test/__snapshots__/textarea.test.tsx.snap b/packages/sn-controls-react/test/__snapshots__/textarea.test.tsx.snap
index c4d670d82..6ebae8ac3 100644
--- a/packages/sn-controls-react/test/__snapshots__/textarea.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/sn-controls-react/test/__snapshots__/textarea.test.tsx.snap
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ exports[`Textarea field control in browse view should show the displayname and f
 
 exports[`Textarea field control in edit/new view should set all the props 1`] = `
 <WithStyles(ForwardRef(TextField))
+  InputLabelProps={
+    Object {
+      "shrink": true,
+    }
+  }
   disabled={true}
   fullWidth={true}
   helperText="description"