diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml b/Pages/Index.cshtml
index 13c13ba..e245f7b 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
             <span asp-validation-for="Control"></span>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="form-field">
+            <label asp-for="TextArea"></label>
+            <textarea asp-for="TextArea"></textarea>
+            <span asp-validation-for="TextArea"></span>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="form-field">
             @foreach (var animal in Model.Animals)
             {
diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index fd99930..3e34824 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class IndexModel : PageModel
     [Required]
     public string? Control { get; set; }
 
+    [BindProperty]
+    [Required]
+    public string? TextArea { get; set; }
+
     [BindProperty]
     [Required]
     public List<string>? SelectedAnimals { get; set; }