diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/code_editor/code_editor.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/code_editor/code_editor.js
index d7d62731dbc..dd561247335 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/code_editor/code_editor.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/code_editor/code_editor.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class CodeEditor extends Component {
             optional: true,
             validate: (theme) => CodeEditor.THEMES.includes(theme),
         },
+        maxLines: { type: Number, optional: true },
     };
     static defaultProps = {
         readonly: false,
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export class CodeEditor extends Component {
                 this.aceEditor = aceEditor;
 
                 this.aceEditor.setOptions({
-                    maxLines: Infinity,
+                    maxLines: this.props.maxLines,
                     showPrintMargin: false,
                 });
                 this.aceEditor.session.setOptions({
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.xml
index 492c9690b25..f86d50c153b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/ace/ace_field.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                 onChange.bind="handleChange"
                 class="'ace-view-editor'"
                 theme="theme"
+                maxLines="200"
             />
         </div>
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/code_editor_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/code_editor_tests.js
index 61f409622c6..b4928ca5bce 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/code_editor_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/code_editor_tests.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ QUnit.module("Web Components", (hooks) => {
                     mode="'xml'"
                     value="state.value"
                     onChange.bind="onChange"
+                    maxLines="200"
                 />
             `;
             setup() {