diff --git a/dbtemplates/admin.py b/dbtemplates/admin.py
index 22ca016..9eb6b50 100644
--- a/dbtemplates/admin.py
+++ b/dbtemplates/admin.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TemplateAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
     Custom AdminForm to make the content textarea wider.
     """
     content = forms.CharField(
-        widget=forms.Textarea({'cols': '80', 'rows': '24'}),
+        widget=forms.Textarea({'rows': '24'}),
         help_text=_("Leaving this empty causes Django to look for a template "
             "with the given name and populate this field with its content."),
         required=False)
diff --git a/dbtemplates/templates/admin/dbtemplates/template/change_form.html b/dbtemplates/templates/admin/dbtemplates/template/change_form.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69b36aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbtemplates/templates/admin/dbtemplates/template/change_form.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% extends "admin/change_form.html" %}
+
+{% block extrahead %}
+{{ block.super }}
+<style type="text/css">
+.dbtemplates-template #id_content {
+    height: 40.2em;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+</style>
+{% endblock %}