diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
index e92a78dea8..45a1f24aec 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/TextAreaPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 {
-    [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.TextboxMultipleAlias, "Textarea", "textarea", IsParameterEditor = true)]
+    [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.TextboxMultipleAlias, "Textarea", "textarea", IsParameterEditor = true, ValueType = "TEXT")]
     public class TextAreaPropertyEditor : PropertyEditor
     {
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}