diff --git a/public/sass/components/_gf-form.scss b/public/sass/components/_gf-form.scss
index 92b66ec54ca..e70b88c96cd 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_gf-form.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_gf-form.scss
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ $gf-form-margin: 0.25rem;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 
+  // text areas should be scrollable
+  @at-root textarea#{&} {
+    overflow: auto;
+  }
+
   // Unstyle the caret on `<select>`s in IE10+.
   &::-ms-expand {
     background-color: transparent;