diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index 685bdf9b8a8..3cb8e854d9c 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ impl FontsImpl {
             "pixels_per_point out of range: {pixels_per_point}"
         );
 
-        let texture_width = max_texture_side.at_most(8 * 1024);
+        let texture_width = max_texture_side.at_most(16 * 1024);
         let initial_height = 32; // Keep initial font atlas small, so it is fast to upload to GPU. This will expand as needed anyways.
         let atlas = TextureAtlas::new([texture_width, initial_height]);
 
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/texture_atlas.rs b/crates/epaint/src/texture_atlas.rs
index b0f0ad03881..7ea76f8722d 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/texture_atlas.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/texture_atlas.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ impl TextureAtlas {
     }
 
     fn max_height(&self) -> usize {
-        // the initial width is likely the max texture side size
-        self.image.width()
+        // the initial width is set to the max size
+        self.image.height().max(self.image.width())
     }
 
     /// When this get high, it might be time to clear and start over!