diff --git a/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css b/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
index d96b4e59..7d9071dc 100644
--- a/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
+++ b/build/css/ox.ui.classic.css
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ 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 textarea.OxInput:focus {
     border: 1px solid rgb(160, 160, 160);
     -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgb(128, 128, 128);
diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index c368cf26..0bc7d66a 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -1990,9 +1990,17 @@ requires
         }
 
         that.height = function(value) {
+            var percent = 8 / value * 100;
             if (self.options.type == "textarea") {
                 that.$element.height(value);
-                that.$input.height(value);
+                that.$input
+                    .height(value)
+                    .css({
+                        background: "-moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(224, 224, 224), rgb(240, 240, 240) " + percent + "%, rgb(240, 240, 240) " + (100 - percent) + "%, rgb(255, 255, 255))"
+                    })
+                    .css({
+                        background: "-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(224, 224, 224)), color-stop(" + (percent / 100) + ", rgb(240, 240, 240)), color-stop(" + (1 - percent / 100) + ", rgb(240, 240, 240)), to(rgb(255, 255, 255)));"
+                    });
             }
             return that;
         }
diff --git a/demos/test/index.html b/demos/test/index.html
index 7f95368d..6a4401b8 100644
--- a/demos/test/index.html
+++ b/demos/test/index.html
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
                 Ox.Input({
                     placeholder: "some\ntext",
                     type: "textarea"
-                }).width(400).height(200).addClass("margin").appendTo(mainPanel);
+                }).width(400).height(100).addClass("margin").appendTo(mainPanel);
                 
                 //*/
                 function openDialog() {