diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.JS/src/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.ts b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.JS/src/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.ts
index d0da6c1965..495f9f2a9b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.JS/src/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.JS/src/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ export class BrowserRenderer {
     switch (element.tagName) {
       case 'INPUT':
       case 'SELECT':
+      case 'TEXTAREA':
         if (isCheckbox(element)) {
           (element as HTMLInputElement).checked = value === 'True';
         } else {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
index 8c20996df0..1304d54b29 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,35 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.E2ETest.Tests
             target.SendKeys("Changed value\t");
             Assert.Equal("Changed value", boundValue.Text);
         }
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanBindTextArea_InitiallyBlank()
+        {
+            var target = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textarea-initially-blank"));
+            var boundValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textarea-initially-blank-value"));
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, target.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, boundValue.Text);
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated
+            target.SendKeys("Changed value");
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, boundValue.Text); // Don't update as there's no change event fired yet.
+            target.SendKeys("\t");
+            Assert.Equal("Changed value", boundValue.Text);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanBindTextArea_InitiallyPopulated()
+        {
+            var target = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textarea-initially-populated"));
+            var boundValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textarea-initially-populated-value"));
+            Assert.Equal("Hello", target.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal("Hello", boundValue.Text);
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated
+            target.Clear();
+            target.SendKeys("Changed value\t");
+            Assert.Equal("Changed value", boundValue.Text);
+        }
 
         [Fact]
         public void CanBindCheckbox_InitiallyUnchecked()
diff --git a/test/testapps/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml b/test/testapps/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
index fbb6d3b739..86a418ae42 100644
--- a/test/testapps/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
+++ b/test/testapps/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
     <span id="textbox-initially-populated-value">@textboxInitiallyPopulatedValue</span>
 </p>
 
+<h2>Text Area</h2>
+<p>
+    Initially blank:
+    <textarea id="textarea-initially-blank" @bind(textAreaIntiallyBlankValue)></textarea>
+    <span id="textarea-initially-blank-value">@textAreaIntiallyBlankValue</span>
+</p>
+<p>
+    Initially populated:
+    <textarea id="textarea-initially-populated" @bind(textAreaIntiallyPopulatedValue)></textarea>
+    <span id="textarea-initially-populated-value">@textAreaIntiallyPopulatedValue</span>
+</p>
+
 <h2>Checkbox</h2>
 <p>
     Initially unchecked:
@@ -41,6 +53,9 @@
     string textboxInitiallyBlankValue = null;
     string textboxInitiallyPopulatedValue = "Hello";
 
+    string textAreaIntiallyBlankValue = null;
+    string textAreaIntiallyPopulatedValue = "Hello";
+
     bool checkboxInitiallyUncheckedValue = false;
     bool checkboxInitiallyCheckedValue = true;