diff --git a/l4d2web/l4d2web/static/css/components.css b/l4d2web/l4d2web/static/css/components.css
index 25e4c72..3690b2c 100644
--- a/l4d2web/l4d2web/static/css/components.css
+++ b/l4d2web/l4d2web/static/css/components.css
@@ -1037,7 +1037,11 @@ div.modal.modal-wide {
 
 .tab-pane {
   padding: var(--space-s);
-  max-height: 18rem;
+  /* Fixed height (not max-height) so the strip stays the same size
+     regardless of how much content the active tab has. The console
+     tab's flex layout reserves full height for the input pin; the
+     log and files tabs use scrollable overflow. */
+  height: 18rem;
   overflow: auto;
 }
 .tab-pane[hidden] { display: none; }