diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index f22c98c0..d18af483 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -1500,15 +1500,17 @@ requires
 
     Ox.Input = function(options, self) {
         var self = self || {},
-            that = new Ox.Element("input", self)
+            that = new Ox.Element(options.type=='textarea'?'textarea':'input', self)
                 .defaults({
                     placeholder: "",
                     size: "medium",
                     type: "text"
                 })
                 .options(options || {});
+        if(options.type != 'textarea') {
+            that.attr({type: self.options.type})
+        }
         that.attr({
-                type: self.options.type,
                 placeholder: self.options.placeholder
             })
             .addClass("OxInput Ox" +