diff --git a/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css b/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
index 5ee39422..84171cb7 100644
--- a/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
+++ b/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ Forms
     background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(224, 224, 224), rgb(255, 255, 255));
     background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(224, 224, 224)), to(rgb(255, 255, 255)));
 }
-.OxThemeClassic input.OxInput:focus {
+.OxThemeClassic input.OxInput:focus,
+.OxThemeClassic textarea.OxInput:focus {
     border: 1px solid rgb(160, 160, 160);
     -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgb(128, 128, 128);
     -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgb(128, 128, 128);
diff --git a/build/css/ox.ui.css b/build/css/ox.ui.css
index 8dd8ec75..0742417b 100644
--- a/build/css/ox.ui.css
+++ b/build/css/ox.ui.css
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ Forms
 ================================================================================
 */
 
-input {
+input,
+textarea {
     padding: 0;
     border: 1px;
     margin: 0;
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ input[type=submit] {
 input[type=image] {
     cursor: default;
 }
-input:focus {
+input:focus,
+textarea:focus {
     outline: none;
 }
 /*
@@ -214,12 +216,18 @@ input[type=image].OxSmall {
 input::-moz-focus-inner {
     border: none;
 }
+textarea {
+    margin: -1px 0 0 -1px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 8px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
+}
 .OxButton.OxSymbol,
 .OxButton.OxSymbol:active,
 .OxButton.OxSymbol:focus {
     border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
     background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
     -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    //-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 /*
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -325,6 +333,9 @@ div.OxInput > .OxButton:last-child {
 input.OxInput {
     float: left;
     margin: -1px -1px 0 -1px;
+}
+textarea.OxInput {
+    
 }
 /*
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index 04ab8461..c368cf26 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ requires
                 self.options.type == "textarea" ? "textarea" : "input", self
             )
             .attr({
-                type: self.options.type == "textarea" ? null : self.options.type
+                type: self.options.type == "textarea" ? undefined : self.options.type // fixme: make conditional?
             })
             .addClass(
                 "OxInput Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(self.options.size) +
@@ -1989,9 +1989,17 @@ requires
             that.triggerEvent("submit", that.$input.val());
         }
 
+        that.height = function(value) {
+            if (self.options.type == "textarea") {
+                that.$element.height(value);
+                that.$input.height(value);
+            }
+            return that;
+        }
+
         that.width = function(value) {
             that.$element.width(value);
-            that.$input.width(value - 2 -
+            that.$input.width(value - (self.options.type == "textarea" ? 0 : 2) -
                     (self.options.labelWidth ? self.options.labelWidth + 34 : 0) -
                     (self.options.placeholder.length > 1 ? 26 : 0) -
                     (self.options.clear ? 15 : 0));
diff --git a/demos/test/index.html b/demos/test/index.html
index 51d7225f..b77d861f 100644
--- a/demos/test/index.html
+++ b/demos/test/index.html
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@
                     type: "text",
                     value: "Bar"
                 }).addClass("margin").appendTo(mainPanel);
+                $("<br>").appendTo(mainPanel.$element);
+                $("<br>").appendTo(mainPanel.$element);
+                Ox.Input({
+                    type: "textarea"
+                }).width(400).height(200).addClass("margin").appendTo(mainPanel);
                 
                 //*/
                 function openDialog() {