diff --git a/platform/forms/bundle.js b/platform/forms/bundle.js
index daa7063ffe..d3ee14f440 100644
--- a/platform/forms/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/forms/bundle.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define([
     "text!./res/templates/controls/datetime.html",
     "text!./res/templates/controls/select.html",
     "text!./res/templates/controls/textfield.html",
+    "text!./res/templates/controls/textarea.html",
     "text!./res/templates/controls/button.html",
     "text!./res/templates/controls/color.html",
     "text!./res/templates/controls/composite.html",
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ define([
     datetimeTemplate,
     selectTemplate,
     textfieldTemplate,
+    textareaTemplate,
     buttonTemplate,
     colorTemplate,
     compositeTemplate,
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ define([
                     "key": "textfield",
                     "template": textfieldTemplate
                 },
+                {
+                    "key": "textarea",
+                    "template": textareaTemplate
+                },
                 {
                     "key": "button",
                     "template": buttonTemplate
diff --git a/platform/forms/res/templates/controls/textarea.html b/platform/forms/res/templates/controls/textarea.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45c4db4e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/forms/res/templates/controls/textarea.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<!--
+ Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2016, United States Government
+ as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ Administration. All rights reserved.
+
+ Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+ Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+-->
+<span class='form-control shell'>
+    <span class='field control {{structure.cssclass}}'>
+        <textarea ng-required="ngRequired"
+               ng-model="ngModel[field]"
+               ng-pattern="ngPattern"
+               size="{{structure.size}}"
+               name="mctControl">
+        </textarea>
+    </span>
+</span>