diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/dom/browser_adapter.dart b/modules/angular2/src/dom/browser_adapter.dart
index 6604f2517e..320ff28956 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/dom/browser_adapter.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/dom/browser_adapter.dart
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
   void setText(Node el, String value) {
     el.text = value;
   }
-  String getValue(InputElement el) => el.value;
-  void setValue(InputElement el, String value) {
+  String getValue(el) => el.value;
+  void setValue(el, String value) {
     el.value = value;
   }
   bool getChecked(InputElement el) => el.checked;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
index f217177466..ef13dcf55e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ export class ControlDirective {
   constructor(@Ancestor() groupDirective:ControlGroupDirective, el:NgElement)  {
     this._groupDirective = groupDirective;
     this._el = el;
+    this.controlName = null;
+    this.type = null;
     this.validator = validators.nullValidator;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
index 066839fbe8..0c4575e341 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
@@ -174,6 +174,25 @@ export function main() {
           });
         }));
 
+        it("should support textarea", inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+          var ctx = new MyComp(new ControlGroup({"text": new Control('old')}));
+
+          var t = `<div [control-group]="form">
+                    <textarea control="text"></textarea>
+                  </div>`;
+
+          compile(MyComp, t, ctx, (view) => {
+            var textarea = queryView(view, "textarea")
+            expect(textarea.value).toEqual("old");
+
+            textarea.value = "new";
+            dispatchEvent(textarea, "change");
+
+            expect(ctx.form.value).toEqual({"text" : 'new'});
+            async.done();
+          });
+        }));
+
         it("should support custom value accessors", inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
           var ctx = new MyComp(new ControlGroup({"name": new Control("aa")}));