diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e49f0c7b..b6fec1e10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `shiny create` includes new and improved `ui.Chat()` template options. Most of these templates leverage the new [`{chatlas}` package](https://posit-dev.github.io/chatlas/), our opinionated approach to interfacing with various LLM. (#1806)
 
+* Added a new `expect_max_height()` method to the Valuebox controllers to check the maximum height of a value box (#1816)
+
 * Client data values (e.g., url info, output sizes/styles, etc.) can now be accessed in the server-side Python code via `session.clientdata`. For example, `session.clientdata.url_search()` reactively reads the URL search parameters. (#1832)
 
 * Available `input` ids can now be listed via `dir(input)`. This also works on the new `session.clientdata` object. (#1832)
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 * `ui.Chat()` now correctly handles new `ollama.chat()` return value introduced in `ollama` v0.4. (#1787)
 
+* Updated `expect_height()` for Valuebox controllers to check the height property instead of max-height. (#1816)
+
 ### Changes
 
 * The Shiny Core component `shiny.ui.Chat()` no longer has a `.ui()` method. This method
diff --git a/shiny/playwright/controller/_card.py b/shiny/playwright/controller/_card.py
index dda14507f..d00ac4b09 100644
--- a/shiny/playwright/controller/_card.py
+++ b/shiny/playwright/controller/_card.py
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ def expect_height(self, value: StyleValue, *, timeout: Timeout = None) -> None:
         timeout
             The maximum time to wait for the expectation to pass. Defaults to `None`.
         """
+        _expect_style_to_have_value(
+            self.loc_container, "height", value, timeout=timeout
+        )
+
+    def expect_max_height(self, value: StyleValue, *, timeout: Timeout = None) -> None:
+        """
+        Expects the value box to have a specific maximum height.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        value
+            The expected maximum height value.
+        timeout
+            The maximum time to wait for the expectation to pass. Defaults to `None`.
+        """
         _expect_style_to_have_value(
             self.loc_container, "max-height", value, timeout=timeout
         )
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/kitchensink/test_valuebox_ks.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/kitchensink/test_valuebox_ks.py
index 67b855cce..08e4609f7 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/kitchensink/test_valuebox_ks.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/kitchensink/test_valuebox_ks.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_valuebox(page: Page, local_app: ShinyAppProc) -> None:
     assert get_value_box_bg_color(value_box4) == "rgb(255, 255, 255)"
 
     value_box5 = controller.ValueBox(page, "valuebox5")
-    value_box5.expect_height("500px")
+    value_box5.expect_max_height("500px")
     assert get_title_tag_name(value_box5) == "p"
     value_box5.expect_title("No showcase w/ showcase layout")
     value_box5.expect_value("Red text - fill is False")
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/smoke/test_valuebox.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/smoke/test_valuebox.py
index 4574cb5ff..88bec6bc2 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/smoke/test_valuebox.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/value_box/smoke/test_valuebox.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def test_valuebox(page: Page, local_app: ShinyAppProc, value_box_id: str) -> Non
         value_box.expect_value("$1 Billion Dollars")
         value_box.expect_body(["30% VS PREVIOUS 30 DAYS"])
     else:
-        value_box.expect_height("500px")
+        value_box.expect_max_height("500px")
+        value_box.expect_height("300px")
         value_box.expect_title("title")
         value_box.expect_value("value")
         value_box.expect_body(["content", "more body"])