diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
index acb6e46df1..bc326345b0 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_ban.html
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@
 	</dl>
 	<dl>
 		<dt><label for="unbanreason">{L_BAN_REASON}:</label></dt>
-		<dd><input style="border: 0;" type="text" class="text full" disabled="disabled" name="unbanreason" id="unbanreason" /></dd>
+		<dd><textarea style="border: 0;" class="text full" disabled="disabled" name="unbanreason" id="unbanreason" rows="5" cols="80">&nbsp;</textarea></dd>
 	</dl>
 	<dl>
 		<dt><label for="unbangivereason">{L_BAN_GIVE_REASON}:</label></dt>
-		<dd><input style="border: 0;" type="text" class="text full" disabled="disabled" name="unbangivereason" id="unbangivereason" /></dd>
+		<dd><textarea style="border: 0;" class="text full" disabled="disabled" name="unbangivereason" id="unbangivereason" rows="5" cols="80">&nbsp;</textarea></dd>
 	</dl>
 
 	<p class="submit-buttons">
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index 227fbbd1d3..fc3efd08d3 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 		<li>[Fix] Wrong table order in query obtaining posts if post id given.</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Do not display reported topic icon for shadow topics. (Bug #13970)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Display popular topic based on posts within topic instead of replies within topic. (Bug #16099)</li>
+		<li>[Fix] Expand shown ban reason in unban screen to fully show long entries. (Bug #16234)</li>
 
 		<li>[Change] No longer allow the direct use of MULTI_INSERT in sql_build_array. sql_multi_insert() must be used.</li>
 		<li>[Change] Display warning in ACP if config.php file is left writable.</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
index 04f90530c9..0e352b57dd 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/mcp_ban.html
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td class="row1" valign="top"><b>{L_BAN_REASON}:</b></td>
-		<td class="row2"><input style="border: 0; width: 100%" type="text" name="unbanreason" disabled="disabled" /></td>
+		<td class="row2"><textarea style="border: 0; width: 100%" name="unbanreason" disabled="disabled" rows="5" cols="80">&nbsp;</textarea></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td class="row1" valign="top"><b>{L_BAN_GIVE_REASON}:</b></td>
-		<td class="row2"><input style="border: 0; width: 100%" type="text" name="unbangivereason" disabled="disabled" /></td>
+		<td class="row2"><textarea style="border: 0; width: 100%" name="unbangivereason" disabled="disabled" rows="5" cols="80">&nbsp;</textarea></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td class="cat" colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" name="unbansubmit" value="{L_SUBMIT}" class="btnmain" />&nbsp; <input type="reset" value="{L_RESET}" class="btnlite" />&nbsp;</td>