diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 03c5a5f..263abeb 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ function Autosize(Alpine) {
         const previousResizeValue = el.style.resize;
         el.style.resize = 'none';
 
+        const previousMinHeight = el.style.minHeight;
+        el.style.minHeight = el.getBoundingClientRect().height + 'px';
+
         const handler = (event) => {
             const element = event.target;
             element.style.height = '4px';
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ function Autosize(Alpine) {
 
         cleanup(() => {
             el.style.resize = previousResizeValue;
+            el.style.minHeight = previousMinHeight;
             el.removeEventListener('input', handler);
         });
     });