diff --git a/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade b/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
index 485058100..a6d7bb5d4 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
+++ b/client/components/lists/listHeader.jade
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ template(name="setListWidthPopup")
   #js-list-width-edit
     label {{_ 'set-list-width-value'}}
       p
-        input.list-width-value(type="number" value="{{ listWidthValue }}" min="100" max="800")
+        input.list-width-value(type="number" value="{{ listWidthValue }}" min="100")
         input.list-width-apply(type="submit" value="{{_ 'apply'}}")
         input.list-width-error
 
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.jade b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.jade
index 0911ee06b..a92331341 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.jade
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.jade
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ template(name="swimlaneActionPopup")
        li: a.js-set-swimlane-color
         i.fa.fa-paint-brush
         | {{_ 'select-color'}}
+       li: a.js-set-swimlane-height
+        i.fa.fa-arrows-v
+        |  {{_ 'set-swimlane-height'}}
     unless this.isTemplateContainer
       hr
       ul.pop-over-list
@@ -82,6 +85,19 @@ template(name="setSwimlaneColorPopup")
     button.primary.confirm.js-submit {{_ 'save'}}
     button.js-remove-color.negate.wide.right {{_ 'unset-color'}}
 
+template(name="setSwimlaneHeightPopup")
+  #js-swimlane-height-edit
+    label {{_ 'set-swimlane-height-value'}}
+      p
+        input.swimlane-height-value(type="number" value="{{ swimlaneHeightValue }}" min="100")
+        input.swimlane-height-apply(type="submit" value="{{_ 'apply'}}")
+        input.swimlane-height-error
+
+template(name="swimlaneHeightErrorPopup")
+  .swimlane-height-invalid
+    p {{_ 'swimlane-height-error-message'}}
+    button.full.js-back-view(type="submit") {{_ 'cancel'}}
+
 template(name="swimlaneDeletePopup")
   p {{_ "swimlane-delete-pop"}}
   button.js-confirm.negate.full(type="submit") {{_ 'delete'}}
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
index 5b9398ba3..7803798ff 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlaneHeader.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Template.swimlaneFixedHeader.helpers({
 
 Template.swimlaneActionPopup.events({
   'click .js-set-swimlane-color': Popup.open('setSwimlaneColor'),
+  'click .js-set-swimlane-height': Popup.open('setSwimlaneHeight'),
   'click .js-close-swimlane'(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     this.archive();
@@ -128,3 +129,45 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
     ];
   },
 }).register('setSwimlaneColorPopup');
+
+BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
+  onCreated() {
+    this.currentSwimlane = this.currentData();
+  },
+
+  applySwimlaneHeight() {
+    const swimlane = this.currentData();
+    const board = swimlane.boardId;
+    const height = parseInt(
+      Template.instance()
+        .$('.swimlane-height-value')
+        .val(),
+      10,
+    );
+
+    // FIXME(mark-i-m): where do we put constants?
+    if (height < 100 || !height) {
+      Template.instance()
+        .$('.swimlane-height-error')
+        .click();
+    } else {
+      Meteor.call('applySwimlaneHeight', board, swimlane._id, height);
+      Popup.back();
+    }
+  },
+
+  swimlaneHeightValue() {
+    const swimlane = this.currentData();
+    const board = swimlane.boardId;
+    return Meteor.user().getSwimlaneHeight(board, swimlane._id);
+  },
+
+  events() {
+    return [
+      {
+        'click .swimlane-height-apply': this.applySwimlaneHeight,
+        'click .swimlane-height-error': Popup.open('swimlaneHeightError'),
+      },
+    ];
+  },
+}).register('setSwimlaneHeightPopup');
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.css b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.css
index 39aa42031..60d3fa0b0 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.css
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.css
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
   left: 87vw;
   font-size: 24px;
 }
+#js-swimlane-height-edit .swimlane-height-error {
+  display: none;
+}
 .list-group {
   height: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.jade b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.jade
index e517da882..02f8e8ec7 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.jade
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.jade
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ template(name="swimlane")
   .swimlane
     +swimlaneHeader
   unless collapseSwimlane
-    .swimlane.js-lists.js-swimlane(id="swimlane-{{_id}}")
+    .swimlane.js-lists.js-swimlane(id="swimlane-{{_id}}"
+                                   style="height:{{swimlaneHeight}}px;")
       if isMiniScreen
         if currentListIsInThisSwimlane _id
           +list(currentList)
diff --git a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
index 2cc3cb21d..cd3eb2806 100644
--- a/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
+++ b/client/components/swimlanes/swimlanes.js
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
       },
     ];
   },
+
+  swimlaneHeight() {
+    const user = Meteor.user();
+    const swimlane = Template.currentData();
+    return user.getSwimlaneHeight(swimlane.boardId, swimlane._id);
+  },
 }).register('swimlane');
 
 BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
diff --git a/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json b/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
index f157537d1..42e8f2a3a 100644
--- a/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
+++ b/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@
   "add-card-to-bottom-of-list": "Add Card to Bottom of List",
   "set-list-width": "Set List Width",
   "set-list-width-value": "List Width (pixels)",
-  "list-width-error-message": "List width must be a positive integer between 100 and 800. TODO(mark-i-m): hard-coded constants",
+  "list-width-error-message": "List width must be a positive integer >=100. TODO(mark-i-m): hard-coded constants",
+  "set-swimlane-height": "Set Swimlane Height",
+  "set-swimlane-height-value": "Swimlane Height (pixels)",
+  "swimlane-height-error-message": "Swimlane height must be a positive integer >=100. TODO(mark-i-m): hard-coded constants",
   "add-swimlane": "Add Swimlane",
   "add-subtask": "Add Subtask",
   "add-checklist": "Add Checklist",
diff --git a/models/users.js b/models/users.js
index d6487df82..a34f80664 100644
--- a/models/users.js
+++ b/models/users.js
@@ -791,6 +791,19 @@ Users.helpers({
     }
   },
 
+  getSwimlaneHeights() {
+    const { swimlaneHeights = {} } = this.profile || {};
+    return swimlaneHeights;
+  },
+  getSwimlaneHeight(boardId, listId) {
+    const swimlaneHeights = this.getSwimlaneHeights();
+    if (swimlaneHeights[boardId] && swimlaneHeights[boardId][listId]) {
+      return swimlaneHeights[boardId][listId];
+    } else {
+      return 270; //TODO(mark-i-m): default?
+    }
+  },
+
   /** returns all confirmed move and copy dialog field values
    * <li> the board, swimlane and list id is stored for each board
    */
@@ -1181,6 +1194,19 @@ Users.mutations({
       },
     };
   },
+
+  setSwimlaneHeight(boardId, swimlaneId, height) {
+    let currentHeights = this.getSwimlaneHeights();
+    if (!currentHeights[boardId]) {
+      currentHeights[boardId] = {};
+    }
+    currentHeights[boardId][swimlaneId] = height;
+    return {
+      $set: {
+        'profile.swimlaneHeights': currentHeights,
+      },
+    };
+  },
 });
 
 Meteor.methods({
@@ -1231,6 +1257,13 @@ Meteor.methods({
     const user = Meteor.user();
     user.setListWidth(boardId, listId, width);
   },
+  applySwimlaneHeight(boardId, swimlaneId, height) {
+    check(boardId, String);
+    check(swimlaneId, String);
+    check(height, Number);
+    const user = Meteor.user();
+    user.setSwimlaneHeight(boardId, swimlaneId, height);
+  },
 });
 
 if (Meteor.isServer) {