diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 963cd84ef0..bb48ba309e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 - cancel old message highlight animations when a new message is highlighted #4203
 - fix: packaging: include architecture in filename for all appimages #4202
 - fix: make open external link scheme case insensive #4201
+- wide but narrow images have less empty space on top/bottom
 
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diff --git a/packages/frontend/scss/message/_message-attachment.scss b/packages/frontend/scss/message/_message-attachment.scss
index a2a2b22eaa..c90d8e5a5b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/scss/message/_message-attachment.scss
+++ b/packages/frontend/scss/message/_message-attachment.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   & > .attachment-content {
     object-fit: scale-down;
     object-position: center;
-    height: 200px;
+    max-height: 200px;
+    min-height: 50px;
     max-width: 100%;
 
     // The padding on the bottom of the bubble produces 4 extra pixels of space at the