diff --git a/src/addons/mod/assign/components/feedback-plugin/addon-mod-assign-feedback-plugin.html b/src/addons/mod/assign/components/feedback-plugin/addon-mod-assign-feedback-plugin.html
index fce2551b7..413cb3751 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/assign/components/feedback-plugin/addon-mod-assign-feedback-plugin.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/assign/components/feedback-plugin/addon-mod-assign-feedback-plugin.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                     {{ 'addon.mod_assign.feedbacknotsupported' | translate }}
                 </ion-badge>
                 <p *ngIf="text">
-                    <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [maxHeight]="120" [text]="text"
+                    <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="text"
                         contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
                     </core-format-text>
                 </p>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/assign/components/submission-plugin/addon-mod-assign-submission-plugin.html b/src/addons/mod/assign/components/submission-plugin/addon-mod-assign-submission-plugin.html
index 0359f704c..e466eb7b5 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/assign/components/submission-plugin/addon-mod-assign-submission-plugin.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/assign/components/submission-plugin/addon-mod-assign-submission-plugin.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                     {{ 'addon.mod_assign.submissionnotsupported' | translate }}
                 </ion-badge>
                 <p *ngIf="text">
-                    <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [maxHeight]="120" [text]="text"
+                    <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="text"
                         contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
                     </core-format-text>
                 </p>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/assign/feedback/comments/component/addon-mod-assign-feedback-comments.html b/src/addons/mod/assign/feedback/comments/component/addon-mod-assign-feedback-comments.html
index d622f39aa..3bcfbbb0f 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/assign/feedback/comments/component/addon-mod-assign-feedback-comments.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/assign/feedback/comments/component/addon-mod-assign-feedback-comments.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <ion-label>
         <h2>{{ plugin.name }}</h2>
         <p>
-            <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [maxHeight]="120" [text]="text" contextLevel="module"
-                [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
+            <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="text"
+                contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
             </core-format-text>
         </p>
     </ion-label>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/assign/submission/onlinetext/component/addon-mod-assign-submission-onlinetext.html b/src/addons/mod/assign/submission/onlinetext/component/addon-mod-assign-submission-onlinetext.html
index 639d40c26..fe1dc1a17 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/assign/submission/onlinetext/component/addon-mod-assign-submission-onlinetext.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/assign/submission/onlinetext/component/addon-mod-assign-submission-onlinetext.html
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
         <h2>{{ plugin.name }}</h2>
         <p *ngIf="words">{{ 'addon.mod_assign.numwords' | translate: {'$a': words} }}</p>
         <p>
-            <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [maxHeight]="120" [text]="text" contextLevel="module"
-                [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
+            <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="assign.cmid" [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="text"
+                contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="assign.cmid" [courseId]="assign.course">
             </core-format-text>
         </p>
     </ion-label>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/lesson/pages/user-retake/user-retake.html b/src/addons/mod/lesson/pages/user-retake/user-retake.html
index 6b90ad1b0..428f88da9 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/lesson/pages/user-retake/user-retake.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/lesson/pages/user-retake/user-retake.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                         <ion-label>
                             <h3 class="item-heading">{{ 'addon.mod_lesson.question' | translate }}</h3>
                             <p>
-                                <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="lesson?.coursemodule" [maxHeight]="50"
+                                <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="lesson?.coursemodule" [collapsible-item]="50"
                                     [text]="page.contents" contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="lesson?.coursemodule"
                                     [courseId]="courseId">
                                 </core-format-text>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/workshop/components/index/addon-mod-workshop-index.html b/src/addons/mod/workshop/components/index/addon-mod-workshop-index.html
index e36cc1c0f..5dd51d9ff 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/workshop/components/index/addon-mod-workshop-index.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/workshop/components/index/addon-mod-workshop-index.html
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
                 <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap">
                     <ion-label>
                         <h2>{{ 'addon.mod_workshop.conclusion' | translate }}</h2>
-                        <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id" [text]="workshop!.conclusion"
-                            contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId">
+                        <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id"
+                            [text]="workshop!.conclusion" contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId">
                         </core-format-text>
                     </ion-label>
                 </ion-item>
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
             <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap">
                 <ion-label>
                     <h2>{{ 'addon.mod_workshop.areainstructauthors' | translate }}</h2>
-                    <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id" [text]="workshop!.instructauthors"
-                        contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId">
+                    <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id"
+                        [text]="workshop!.instructauthors" contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId">
                     </core-format-text>
                 </ion-label>
             </ion-item>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
                 <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap">
                     <ion-label>
                         <h2>{{ 'addon.mod_workshop.areainstructreviewers' | translate }}</h2>
-                        <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id"
+                        <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [component]="component" [componentId]="module.id"
                             [text]="workshop!.instructreviewers" contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="module.id"
                             [courseId]="courseId">
                         </core-format-text>
diff --git a/src/addons/notifications/pages/list/list.html b/src/addons/notifications/pages/list/list.html
index 17f97fcf5..965a5158d 100644
--- a/src/addons/notifications/pages/list/list.html
+++ b/src/addons/notifications/pages/list/list.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                 <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap">
                     <ion-label>
                         <core-format-text [text]="notification.mobiletext | coreCreateLinks" contextLevel="system" [contextInstanceId]="0"
-                            [maxHeight]="120">
+                            [collapsible-item]="120">
                         </core-format-text>
                     </ion-label>
                 </ion-item>
diff --git a/src/core/directives/collapsible-item.ts b/src/core/directives/collapsible-item.ts
index b097611a3..32db35299 100644
--- a/src/core/directives/collapsible-item.ts
+++ b/src/core/directives/collapsible-item.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
     protected toggleExpandEnabled = false;
     protected expanded = false;
     protected maxHeight = defaultMaxHeight;
+    protected expandedHeight = 0;
     protected loadingChangedListener?: CoreEventObserver;
 
     constructor(el: ElementRef<HTMLElement>) {
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
             return;
         }
 
+        this.element.classList.add('collapsible-item');
+
         // Calculate the height now.
         await this.calculateHeight();
-        setTimeout(() => this.calculateHeight(), 200); // Try again, sometimes the first calculation is wrong.
 
         // Recalculate the height if a parent core-loading displays the content.
         this.loadingChangedListener =
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
                 if (data.loaded && CoreDomUtils.closest(this.element.parentElement, '#' + data.uniqueId)) {
                     // The element is inside the loading, re-calculate the height.
                     await this.calculateHeight();
-                    setTimeout(() => this.calculateHeight(), 200);
                 }
             });
     }
@@ -93,9 +94,15 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
      * @param element Element.
      */
     protected async waitFormatTextsRendered(element: Element): Promise<void> {
-        const formatTexts = Array
-            .from(element.querySelectorAll('core-format-text'))
-            .map(element => CoreComponentsRegistry.resolve(element, CoreFormatTextDirective));
+        let formatTextElements: HTMLElement[] = [];
+
+        if (this.element.tagName == 'CORE-FORMAT-TEXT') {
+            formatTextElements = [this.element];
+        } else {
+            formatTextElements = Array.from(element.querySelectorAll('core-format-text'));
+        }
+
+        const formatTexts = formatTextElements.map(element => CoreComponentsRegistry.resolve(element, CoreFormatTextDirective));
 
         await Promise.all(formatTexts.map(formatText => formatText?.rendered()));
     }
@@ -103,22 +110,25 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
     /**
      * Calculate the height and check if we need to display show more or not.
      */
-    protected async calculateHeight(): Promise<void> {
-        await this.waitFormatTextsRendered(this.element);
-
+    protected async calculateHeight(retries = 3): Promise<void> {
         // Remove max-height (if any) to calculate the real height.
-        const initialMaxHeight = this.element.style.maxHeight;
-        this.element.style.maxHeight = 'none';
+        this.element.classList.add('collapsible-loading-height');
+
+        await this.waitFormatTextsRendered(this.element);
 
         await CoreUtils.nextTick();
 
-        const height = CoreDomUtils.getElementHeight(this.element) || 0;
+        this.expandedHeight = CoreDomUtils.getElementHeight(this.element) || 0;
 
         // Restore the max height now.
-        this.element.style.maxHeight = initialMaxHeight;
+        this.element.classList.remove('collapsible-loading-height');
 
         // If cannot calculate height, shorten always.
-        this.setExpandButtonEnabled(!height || height >= this.maxHeight);
+        this.setExpandButtonEnabled(!this.expandedHeight || this.expandedHeight >= this.maxHeight);
+
+        if (this.expandedHeight == 0 && retries > 0) {
+            setTimeout(() => this.calculateHeight(retries - 1), 200);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,8 +173,11 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
     protected setMaxHeight(maxHeight?: number): void {
         if (maxHeight) {
             this.element.style.setProperty('--max-height', maxHeight + buttonHeight + 'px');
+        } else if (this.expandedHeight) {
+            this.element.style.setProperty('--max-height', this.expandedHeight + 'px');
         } else {
             this.element.style.removeProperty('--max-height');
+
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +208,7 @@ export class CoreCollapsibleItemDirective implements OnInit {
      *
      * @param e Click event.
      */
-    protected elementClicked(e: MouseEvent): void {
+    elementClicked(e: MouseEvent): void {
         if (e.defaultPrevented) {
             // Ignore it if the event was prevented by some other listener.
             return;
diff --git a/src/core/directives/format-text.ts b/src/core/directives/format-text.ts
index 90030cdf2..ef15c4f68 100644
--- a/src/core/directives/format-text.ts
+++ b/src/core/directives/format-text.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import {
     SimpleChange,
     Optional,
     ViewContainerRef,
+    ViewChild,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonContent } from '@ionic/angular';
 
-import { CoreEventLoadingChangedData, CoreEventObserver, CoreEvents } from '@singletons/events';
 import { CoreSites } from '@services/sites';
 import { CoreDomUtils } from '@services/utils/dom';
 import { CoreIframeUtils, CoreIframeUtilsProvider } from '@services/utils/iframe';
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { CoreFilterDelegate } from '@features/filter/services/filter-delegate';
 import { CoreFilterHelper } from '@features/filter/services/filter-helper';
 import { CoreSubscriptions } from '@singletons/subscriptions';
 import { CoreComponentsRegistry } from '@singletons/components-registry';
+import { CoreCollapsibleItemDirective } from './collapsible-item';
 
 /**
  * Directive to format text rendered. It renders the HTML and treats all links and media, using CoreLinkDirective
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ import { CoreComponentsRegistry } from '@singletons/components-registry';
 })
 export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
 
+    @ViewChild(CoreCollapsibleItemDirective) collapsible?: CoreCollapsibleItemDirective;
+
     @Input() text?: string; // The text to format.
     @Input() siteId?: string; // Site ID to use.
     @Input() component?: string; // Component for CoreExternalContentDirective.
@@ -73,23 +76,18 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
     @Input() hideIfEmpty = false; // If true, the tag will contain nothing if text is empty.
 
     @Input() fullOnClick?: boolean | string; // @deprecated on 4.0 Won't do anything.
-    @Input() fullTitle?: string; // @deprecated on 4.0 Won't do anything..
+    @Input() fullTitle?: string; // @deprecated on 4.0 Won't do anything.
     /**
      * Max height in pixels to render the content box. It should be 50 at least to make sense.
-     * Using this parameter will force display: block to calculate height better.
-     * If you want to avoid this use class="inline" at the same time to use display: inline-block.
      */
-    @Input() maxHeight?: number;
+    @Input() maxHeight?: number; // @deprecated on 4.0 Use collapsible-item directive instead.
 
     @Output() afterRender: EventEmitter<void>; // Called when the data is rendered.
     @Output() onClick: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter(); // Called when clicked.
 
     protected element: HTMLElement;
-    protected expanded = false;
-    protected loadingChangedListener?: CoreEventObserver;
     protected emptyText = '';
     protected contentSpan: HTMLElement;
-    protected toggleExpandEnabled = false;
 
     constructor(
         element: ElementRef,
@@ -122,8 +120,6 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
      */
     ngOnChanges(changes: { [name: string]: SimpleChange }): void {
         if (changes.text || changes.filter || changes.contextLevel || changes.contextInstanceId) {
-            this.setExpandButtonEnabled(false);
-
             this.formatAndRenderContents();
         }
     }
@@ -269,101 +265,6 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Calculate the height and check if we need to display show more or not.
-     */
-    protected async calculateHeight(): Promise<void> {
-        // @todo: Work on calculate this height better.
-        if (!this.maxHeight) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        await this.rendered();
-
-        // Remove max-height (if any) to calculate the real height.
-        const initialMaxHeight = this.element.style.maxHeight;
-        this.element.style.maxHeight = 'none';
-
-        await CoreUtils.nextTick();
-
-        const height = this.getElementHeight(this.element);
-
-        // Restore the max height now.
-        this.element.style.maxHeight = initialMaxHeight;
-
-        // If cannot calculate height, shorten always.
-        this.setExpandButtonEnabled(!height || height >= this.maxHeight);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set max height to element.
-     *
-     * @param maxHeight Max height if collapsed or undefined if expanded.
-     */
-    protected setMaxHeight(maxHeight?: number): void {
-        if (maxHeight) {
-            this.element.style.setProperty('--max-height', maxHeight + 'px');
-        } else {
-            this.element.style.removeProperty('--max-height');
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets if expand button is enabled or not.
-     *
-     * @param enable Wether enable or disable.
-     */
-    protected setExpandButtonEnabled(enable: boolean): void {
-        this.toggleExpandEnabled = enable;
-        this.element.classList.toggle('collapsible-enabled', enable);
-
-        if (!enable || this.element.querySelector('ion-button.collapsible-toggle'))  {
-            this.setMaxHeight(!enable || this.expanded? undefined : this.maxHeight);
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Add expand/collapse buttons
-        const toggleButton = document.createElement('ion-button');
-        toggleButton.classList.add('collapsible-toggle');
-        toggleButton.setAttribute('fill', 'clear');
-
-        const toggleText = document.createElement('span');
-        toggleText.classList.add('collapsible-toggle-text');
-        toggleText.classList.add('sr-only');
-        toggleButton.appendChild(toggleText);
-
-        const expandArrow = document.createElement('span');
-        expandArrow.classList.add('collapsible-toggle-arrow');
-        toggleButton.appendChild(expandArrow);
-
-        this.element.appendChild(toggleButton);
-
-        this.toggleExpand(this.expanded);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Expand or collapse text.
-     *
-     * @param expand Wether expand or collapse text. If undefined, will toggle.
-     */
-    protected toggleExpand(expand?: boolean): void {
-        if (expand === undefined) {
-            expand = !this.expanded;
-        }
-        this.expanded = expand;
-        this.element.classList.toggle('collapsible-collapsed', !expand);
-        this.setMaxHeight(!expand? this.maxHeight: undefined);
-
-        const toggleButton = this.element.querySelector('ion-button.collapsible-toggle');
-        const toggleText = toggleButton?.querySelector('.collapsible-toggle-text');
-        if (!toggleButton || !toggleText) {
-            return;
-        }
-        toggleText.innerHTML = expand ? Translate.instant('core.showless') : Translate.instant('core.showmore');
-        toggleButton.setAttribute('aria-expanded', expand ? 'true' : 'false');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Listener to call when the element is clicked.
      *
@@ -385,24 +286,18 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!this.toggleExpandEnabled) {
-            // Nothing to do on click, just stop.
-            return;
-        }
-
-        e.preventDefault();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-
-        this.toggleExpand();
+        this.collapsible?.elementClicked(e);
     }
 
     /**
      * Finish the rendering, displaying the element again and calling afterRender.
      */
-    protected finishRender(): void {
+    protected async finishRender(): Promise<void> {
         // Show the element again.
         this.element.classList.remove('core-format-text-loading');
 
+        await CoreUtils.nextTick();
+
         // Emit the afterRender output.
         this.afterRender.emit();
     }
@@ -413,15 +308,12 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
     protected async formatAndRenderContents(): Promise<void> {
         if (!this.text) {
             this.contentSpan.innerHTML = this.emptyText; // Remove current contents.
-            this.finishRender();
+
+            await this.finishRender();
 
             return;
         }
 
-        // In AOT the inputs and ng-reflect aren't in the DOM sometimes. Add them so styles are applied.
-        if (this.maxHeight && !this.element.getAttribute('maxHeight')) {
-            this.element.setAttribute('maxHeight', String(this.maxHeight));
-        }
         if (!this.element.getAttribute('singleLine')) {
             this.element.setAttribute('singleLine', String(CoreUtils.isTrueOrOne(this.singleLine)));
         }
@@ -434,36 +326,22 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
         this.element.classList.add('core-disable-media-adapt');
 
         this.contentSpan.innerHTML = ''; // Remove current contents.
-        if (this.maxHeight && result.div.innerHTML != '') {
 
-            // Move the children to the current element to be able to calculate the height.
-            CoreDomUtils.moveChildren(result.div, this.contentSpan);
+        // Move the children to the current element to be able to calculate the height.
+        CoreDomUtils.moveChildren(result.div, this.contentSpan);
 
-            // Calculate the height now.
-            this.calculateHeight();
-            setTimeout(() => this.calculateHeight(), 200); // Try again, sometimes the first calculation is wrong.
+        await CoreUtils.nextTick();
 
-            // Add magnifying glasses to images.
-            this.addMagnifyingGlasses();
-
-            if (!this.loadingChangedListener) {
-                // Recalculate the height if a parent core-loading displays the content.
-                this.loadingChangedListener =
-                    CoreEvents.on(CoreEvents.CORE_LOADING_CHANGED, (data: CoreEventLoadingChangedData) => {
-                        if (data.loaded && CoreDomUtils.closest(this.element.parentElement, '#' + data.uniqueId)) {
-                            // The format-text is inside the loading, re-calculate the height.
-                            this.calculateHeight();
-                            setTimeout(() => this.calculateHeight(), 200);
-                        }
-                    });
-            }
-        } else {
-            CoreDomUtils.moveChildren(result.div, this.contentSpan);
-
-            // Add magnifying glasses to images.
-            this.addMagnifyingGlasses();
+        // Use collapsible-item directive instead.
+        if (this.maxHeight && !this.collapsible) {
+            this.collapsible = new CoreCollapsibleItemDirective(new ElementRef(this.element));
+            this.collapsible.height = this.maxHeight;
+            this.collapsible.ngOnInit();
         }
 
+        // Add magnifying glasses to images.
+        this.addMagnifyingGlasses();
+
         if (result.options.filter) {
             // Let filters handle HTML. We do it here because we don't want them to block the render of the text.
             CoreFilterDelegate.handleHtml(
@@ -479,7 +357,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
         }
 
         this.element.classList.remove('core-disable-media-adapt');
-        this.finishRender();
+        await this.finishRender();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/components/module-description/core-course-module-description.html b/src/core/features/course/components/module-description/core-course-module-description.html
index 0f6d34c0a..1476d7476 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/components/module-description/core-course-module-description.html
+++ b/src/core/features/course/components/module-description/core-course-module-description.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ion-card *ngIf="description">
     <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap">
         <ion-label>
-            <core-format-text [text]="description" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [maxHeight]="120"
+            <core-format-text [text]="description" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [collapsible-item]="120"
                 [contextLevel]="contextLevel" [contextInstanceId]="contextInstanceId" [courseId]="courseId">
             </core-format-text>
         </ion-label>
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/components/module-info/core-course-module-info.html b/src/core/features/course/components/module-info/core-course-module-info.html
index 430c40a72..aea829834 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/components/module-info/core-course-module-info.html
+++ b/src/core/features/course/components/module-info/core-course-module-info.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap" *ngIf="description">
     <ion-label>
         <core-format-text [text]="description" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" contextLevel="module"
-            [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId" [maxHeight]="expandDescription ? null : 120">
+            [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId" [collapsible-item]="expandDescription ? null : 120">
         </core-format-text>
     </ion-label>
 </ion-item>
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/components/module-summary/module-summary.html b/src/core/features/course/components/module-summary/module-summary.html
index f60653532..a510cf893 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/components/module-summary/module-summary.html
+++ b/src/core/features/course/components/module-summary/module-summary.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                     {{ 'core.description' | translate}}
                 </p>
                 <core-format-text [text]="description" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" contextLevel="module"
-                    [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId" [maxHeight]="120">
+                    [contextInstanceId]="module.id" [courseId]="courseId" [collapsible-item]="120">
                 </core-format-text>
             </ion-label>
         </ion-item>
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
                             <ion-label>
                                 <p class="item-heading">{{ 'core.grades.feedback' | translate}}</p>
                                 <p>
-                                    <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [text]="grade.feedback" contextLevel="course"
+                                    <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="grade.feedback" contextLevel="course"
                                         [contextInstanceId]="courseId">
                                     </core-format-text>
                                 </p>
diff --git a/src/core/features/course/pages/course-summary/course-summary.html b/src/core/features/course/pages/course-summary/course-summary.html
index 88300031a..9fbfb57a4 100644
--- a/src/core/features/course/pages/course-summary/course-summary.html
+++ b/src/core/features/course/pages/course-summary/course-summary.html
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
                     <p class="item-heading">
                         {{'core.summary' | translate}}
                     </p>
-                    <core-format-text [text]="course.summary" [maxHeight]="120" contextLevel="course" [contextInstanceId]="course.id">
+                    <core-format-text [text]="course.summary" [collapsible-item]="120" contextLevel="course"
+                        [contextInstanceId]="course.id">
                     </core-format-text>
                 </ion-label>
             </ion-item>
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
                                 </core-format-text>
                             </span><span class="core-customfieldseparator">: </span>
                             <span class="core-customfieldvalue">
-                                <core-format-text [text]="field.value" [maxHeight]="120" contextLevel="course"
+                                <core-format-text [text]="field.value" [collapsible-item]="120" contextLevel="course"
                                     [contextInstanceId]="course.id">
                                 </core-format-text>
                             </span>
diff --git a/src/core/features/courses/pages/categories/categories.html b/src/core/features/courses/pages/categories/categories.html
index e7c8280b4..fa208cdca 100644
--- a/src/core/features/courses/pages/categories/categories.html
+++ b/src/core/features/courses/pages/categories/categories.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                         </core-format-text>
                     </p>
                     <p *ngIf="currentCategory.description">
-                        <core-format-text [text]="currentCategory.description" [maxHeight]="120" contextLevel="coursecat"
+                        <core-format-text [text]="currentCategory.description" [collapsible-item]="120" contextLevel="coursecat"
                             [contextInstanceId]="currentCategory.id"></core-format-text>
                     </p>
                 </ion-label>
diff --git a/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.html b/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.html
index 6cbbae4e4..2c237cf64 100644
--- a/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.html
+++ b/src/core/features/grades/pages/course/course.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                                     </td>
                                     <td *ngIf="column.name === 'feedback' && row.feedback !== undefined"
                                         class="ion-text-start core-grades-table-feedback" [class.ion-hide-md-down]="column.hiddenPhone">
-                                        <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [text]="row.feedback" contextLevel="course"
+                                        <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="row.feedback" contextLevel="course"
                                             [contextInstanceId]="courseId">
                                         </core-format-text>
                                     </td>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                                         <ion-label>
                                             <h2>{{ 'core.grades.feedback' | translate}}</h2>
                                             <p>
-                                                <core-format-text [maxHeight]="120" [text]="row.feedback" contextLevel="course"
+                                                <core-format-text [collapsible-item]="120" [text]="row.feedback" contextLevel="course"
                                                     [contextInstanceId]="courseId">
                                                 </core-format-text>
                                             </p>
diff --git a/src/theme/components/collapsible-item.scss b/src/theme/components/collapsible-item.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..979f5854a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/theme/components/collapsible-item.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+
+.collapsible-item {
+    --display-toggle: none;
+    --max-height: none;
+
+    &.collapsible-loading-height {
+        display: block !important;
+        height: auto !important;
+        --max-height: none !important;
+        --display-toggle: none !important;
+    }
+
+    .collapsible-toggle {
+        display: var(--display-toggle);
+    }
+
+    @include media-breakpoint-down(sm) {
+        &.collapsible-enabled {
+            position: relative;
+            padding-bottom: var(--collapsible-min-button-height); // So the Show less button can fit.
+            --display-toggle: block;
+            @include core-transition(height max-height, 500ms);
+            height: calc(var(--max-height, auto));
+
+            .collapsible-toggle {
+                position: absolute;
+                @include position (null, 0, 0, null);
+                text-align: center;
+                z-index: 7;
+                text-transform: none;
+                font-size: 14px;
+                font-weight: normal;
+                background-color: var(--collapsible-toggle-background);
+                color: var(--collapsible-toggle-text);
+                min-height: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
+                min-width: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
+                --border-radius: var(--huge-radius);
+                border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+                --padding-start: 0px;
+                --padding-end: 0px;
+                margin: 0px;
+
+                .collapsible-toggle-arrow {
+                    width: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
+                    height: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
+
+                    background-position: center;
+                    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+                    background-size: 14px 14px;
+                    transform: rotate(-90deg);
+
+                    @include core-transition(transform, 500ms);
+
+                    @include push-arrow-color(626262, true);
+
+                    @include darkmode() {
+                        @include push-arrow-color(ffffff, true);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            &.collapsible-collapsed {
+                overflow: hidden;
+                min-height: calc(var(--collapsible-min-button-height) + 12px);
+
+                .collapsible-toggle-arrow {
+                    transform: rotate(90deg);
+                }
+
+                &:before {
+                    content: '';
+                    height: 100%;
+                    position: absolute;
+                    @include position(null, 0, 0, 0);
+                    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 0) calc(100% - 56px), rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 1) calc(100% - 5px));
+                    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 0) calc(100% - 56px), rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 1) calc(100% - 5px));
+                    z-index: 6;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/theme/components/format-text.scss b/src/theme/components/format-text.scss
index 02581a519..7cca7ef2c 100644
--- a/src/theme/components/format-text.scss
+++ b/src/theme/components/format-text.scss
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ core-format-text {
             opacity: 0;
             display: inline;
         }
-
-        .collapsible-toggle {
-            display: none !important;
-        }
-    }
-
-    .collapsible-toggle {
-        display: none;
     }
 
     .core-format-text-content {
@@ -68,33 +60,20 @@ core-format-text {
         word-wrap: break-word;
     }
 
-    &[maxHeight],
-    &[ng-reflect-max-height] {
+    &.collapsible-item {
         display: block;
-        position: relative;
-        width: 100%;
-        overflow: hidden;
-
-        /* Force display inline */
-        &.inline {
-            display: inline-block;
-            width: auto;
-        }
-
         // This is to allow clicks in radio/checkbox content.
-        &.collapsible-enabled {
-            cursor: pointer;
-            pointer-events: auto;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        pointer-events: auto;
 
-            @include collapsible-item();
+        .core-format-text-content {
+            display: block;
         }
-    }
 
-    @if ($core-format-text-never-shorten) {
-        &[maxHeight],
-        &[ng-reflect-max-height] {
-            &.collapsible-enabled.collapsible-expanded {
-                max-height: none !important;
+        @if ($core-format-text-never-shorten) {
+            &.collapsible-enabled {
+                --display-toggle: none !important;
+                --max-height: none !important;
 
                 .collapsible-toggle {
                     display: none !important;
diff --git a/src/theme/globals.mixins.scss b/src/theme/globals.mixins.scss
index cbde34e92..9c0882ebb 100644
--- a/src/theme/globals.mixins.scss
+++ b/src/theme/globals.mixins.scss
@@ -226,78 +226,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-@mixin collapsible-item() {
-    --display-toggle: none;
-    .collapsible-toggle {
-        display: var(--display-toggle);
-    }
-
-    @include media-breakpoint-down(sm) {
-        &.collapsible-enabled {
-            position:relative;
-            padding-bottom: var(--collapsible-min-button-height); // So the Show less button can fit.
-            --display-toggle: block;
-
-            .collapsible-toggle {
-                position: absolute;
-                @include position (null, 0, 0, null);
-                text-align: center;
-                z-index: 7;
-                text-transform: none;
-                font-size: 14px;
-                font-weight: normal;
-                background-color: var(--collapsible-toggle-background);
-                color: var(--collapsible-toggle-text);
-                min-height: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
-                min-width: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
-                --border-radius: var(--huge-radius);
-                border-radius: var(--border-radius);
-                --padding-start: 0px;
-                --padding-end: 0px;
-                margin: 0px;
-
-                .collapsible-toggle-arrow {
-                    width: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
-                    height: var(--a11y-min-target-size);
-
-                    background-position: center;
-                    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-                    background-size: 14px 14px;
-                    transform: rotate(-90deg);
-
-                    @include core-transition(transform, 500ms);
-
-                    @include push-arrow-color(626262, true);
-
-                    @include darkmode() {
-                        @include push-arrow-color(ffffff, true);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            &.collapsible-collapsed {
-                overflow: hidden;
-                min-height: calc(var(--collapsible-min-button-height) + 12px);
-                max-height: calc(var(--max-height, auto));
-
-                .collapsible-toggle-arrow {
-                    transform: rotate(90deg);
-                }
-
-                &:before {
-                    content: '';
-                    height: 100%;
-                    position: absolute;
-                    @include position(null, 0, 0, 0);
-                    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 0) calc(100% - 56px), rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 1) calc(100% - 5px));
-                    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 0) calc(100% - 56px), rgba(var(--background-gradient-rgb), 1) calc(100% - 5px));
-                    z-index: 6;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // Color mixins.
 @function get_brightness($color) {
     @return (red($color) + green($color) + blue($color)) / 3;
diff --git a/src/theme/theme.base.scss b/src/theme/theme.base.scss
index 8f5230675..a08dc3fa9 100644
--- a/src/theme/theme.base.scss
+++ b/src/theme/theme.base.scss
@@ -1419,10 +1419,6 @@ ion-grid.core-no-grid > ion-row {
     right: 0;
 }
 
-[collapsible-item] {
-    @include collapsible-item();
-}
-
 [collapsible-footer] {
     &.footer-collapsed {
         --core-collapsible-footer-height: 0;
diff --git a/src/theme/theme.scss b/src/theme/theme.scss
index cd0769b6d..83f8fc8d9 100644
--- a/src/theme/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme/theme.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 /* Components */
 @import "./components/collapsible-header.scss";
+@import "./components/collapsible-item.scss";
 @import "./components/format-text.scss";
 @import "./components/rubrics.scss";
 @import "./components/mod-label.scss";