diff --git a/src/helpers/helpers.dom.ts b/src/helpers/helpers.dom.ts
index b0c41eec0c0..876235e2ad4 100644
--- a/src/helpers/helpers.dom.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/helpers.dom.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,36 @@ function getContainerSize(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, width: number, height: numb
 
 const round1 = (v: number) => Math.round(v * 10) / 10;
 
+/**
+ * Determine whether the container's height is defined independently of the
+ * canvas, by measuring the container with the canvas removed from the layout.
+ * When the container's height is derived from the canvas itself (e.g. a plain
+ * block wrapper with no explicit height), the current canvas height must not
+ * be used as a constraint, because doing so prevents the chart from ever
+ * growing (see #11005).
+ */
+function _isContainerHeightIndependent(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, containerHeight: number): boolean {
+  const container = _getParentNode(canvas);
+  if (!container) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const style = canvas.style;
+  const prevValue = style.getPropertyValue('display');
+  const prevPriority = style.getPropertyPriority('display');
+  style.setProperty('display', 'none', 'important');
+  const rect = container.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const containerStyle = getComputedStyle(container);
+  const heightWithoutCanvas = rect.height
+    - getPositionedStyle(containerStyle, 'padding').height
+    - getPositionedStyle(containerStyle, 'border', 'width').height;
+  if (prevValue) {
+    style.setProperty('display', prevValue, prevPriority);
+  } else {
+    style.removeProperty('display');
+  }
+  return heightWithoutCanvas >= containerHeight - 0.5;
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line complexity
 export function getMaximumSize(
   canvas: HTMLCanvasElement,
@@ -191,7 +221,8 @@ export function getMaximumSize(
 
   const maintainHeight = bbWidth !== undefined || bbHeight !== undefined;
 
-  if (maintainHeight && aspectRatio && containerSize.height && height > containerSize.height) {
+  if (maintainHeight && aspectRatio && containerSize.height && height > containerSize.height
+    && _isContainerHeightIndependent(canvas, containerSize.height)) {
     height = containerSize.height;
     width = round1(Math.floor(height * aspectRatio));
   }
diff --git a/test/specs/helpers.dom.tests.js b/test/specs/helpers.dom.tests.js
index 51957168422..0037cbe6ec6 100644
--- a/test/specs/helpers.dom.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/helpers.dom.tests.js
@@ -512,6 +512,45 @@ describe('DOM helpers tests', function() {
     document.body.removeChild(container);
   });
 
+  it('should not limit growth by a container height that is derived from the canvas itself', () => {
+    // https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/issues/11005
+    // The container has no explicit height, so its height comes from the
+    // target (canvas) itself. That height must not act as a constraint,
+    // otherwise the chart can shrink but never grow back.
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container.style.width = '900px';
+
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+
+    const target = document.createElement('div');
+    target.style.width = '600px';
+    target.style.height = '300px';
+    container.appendChild(target);
+
+    expect(helpers.getMaximumSize(target, 900, 300, 2)).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({width: 900, height: 450}));
+
+    document.body.removeChild(container);
+  });
+
+  it('should still restore the display style of the canvas after measuring', () => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container.style.width = '900px';
+
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+
+    const target = document.createElement('div');
+    target.style.width = '600px';
+    target.style.height = '300px';
+    target.style.setProperty('display', 'block', 'important');
+    container.appendChild(target);
+
+    helpers.getMaximumSize(target, 900, 300, 2);
+    expect(target.style.getPropertyValue('display')).toBe('block');
+    expect(target.style.getPropertyPriority('display')).toBe('important');
+
+    document.body.removeChild(container);
+  });
+
   it('should respect aspect ratio and skip container height', () => {
     const container = document.createElement('div');
     container.style.width = '500px';