diff --git a/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py b/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
index 74f5e25..b93232e 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/widgets/components.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ DirChooser        = build_subclass('DirChooser', widget_pack.DirChooserPayload)
 FileSaver         = build_subclass('FileSaver', widget_pack.FileSaverPayload)
 DateChooser       = build_subclass('DateChooser', widget_pack.DateChooserPayload)
 TextField         = build_subclass('TextField', widget_pack.TextInputPayload)
+Textarea          = build_subclass('TextField', widget_pack.TextAreaPayload)
 CommandField      = build_subclass('CommandField', widget_pack.TextInputPayload(no_quoting=True))
 Dropdown          = build_subclass('Dropdown', widget_pack.DropdownPayload)
 Counter           = build_subclass('Counter', widget_pack.CounterPayload)
diff --git a/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py b/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
index 905614d..9644013 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/widgets/widget_pack.py
@@ -131,6 +131,25 @@ class TextInputPayload(WidgetPack):
   def get_value(self):
     return self.widget.GetValue()
 
+
+class TextAreaPayload(WidgetPack):
+  def __init__(self, no_quoting=False):
+    self.widget = None
+    self.option_string = None
+    self.no_quoting = no_quoting
+
+  def build(self, parent, data, choices=None):
+    self.widget = wx.TextCtrl(parent, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE)
+    dt = FileDrop(self.widget)
+    self.widget.SetDropTarget(dt)
+    self.widget.SetMinSize((0, -1))
+    self.widget.SetDoubleBuffered(True)
+    self.widget.AppendText('')
+    return self.widget
+
+  def get_value(self):
+    return self.widget.GetValue()
+
 class DropdownPayload(WidgetPack):
   default_value = 'Select Option'