diff --git a/modules/widget/widget.controller.php b/modules/widget/widget.controller.php
index e2cade4af..39e4c9286 100644
--- a/modules/widget/widget.controller.php
+++ b/modules/widget/widget.controller.php
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
                 $widgetStyle_info = $oWidgetModel->getWidgetStyleInfo($request_vars->widgetstyle);
                 if(count($widgetStyle_info->extra_var)) {
                     foreach($widgetStyle_info->extra_var as $key=>$val) {
-                        if($val->type =='color' || $val->type =='text' || $val->type =='select' || $val->type =='filebox'){
+                        if($val->type =='color' || $val->type =='text' || $val->type =='select' || $val->type =='filebox' || $val->type == 'textarea'){
                             $vars->{$key} = trim($request_vars->{$key});
                         }
                     }