diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index be9d8bcb..6fa9ab7d 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Revision history for WWW::Mechanize
     - We now consistently use our own die() method and therefore the onerror
       handler wherever possible (GH#80) (Julien Fiegehenn)
 
+    [TESTS]
+    - Add tests for field() when working on a <textarea> (GH#220) (Julien
+      Fiegehenn)
+
 2.12      2022-07-20 06:45:40Z
 
     [ENHANCEMENTS]
diff --git a/t/field.html b/t/field.html
index 3a538573..5176fe99 100644
--- a/t/field.html
+++ b/t/field.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 <input type="hidden" name="__value" value>
 <input type="hidden" name="__value_empty" value="">
 <input type="hidden" name="__value_full" value="full">
+<textarea rows="5" cols="60" id="textarea_id" name="textarea_name"></textarea>
 </FORM>
 </BODY>
 </HTML>
diff --git a/t/field.t b/t/field.t
index 7dcfe4be..7902c584 100644
--- a/t/field.t
+++ b/t/field.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use warnings;
 use strict;
-use Test::More tests => 14;
+use Test::More;
 use URI::file;
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ $mech->set_visible( [ radio => 'wongo!' ], 'boingo' );
 is( $mech->value( 'wango' ), 'wongo!', 'wango changed' );
 is( $mech->value( 'dingo', 2 ), 'boingo', 'dingo changed' );
 
+ok( ! $mech->value( 'textarea_name' ), 'textarea is empty' );
+$mech->field( 'textarea_name' => 'foobar' );
+is( $mech->value( 'textarea_name' ), 'foobar', 'textarea has been populated' );
+
 for my $name (qw/__no_value __value_empty/) {
     ok( ! $mech->value( $name ), "$name is empty" ) or diag $mech->field($name);
     $mech->field( $name, 'foo');
@@ -42,4 +46,6 @@ for my $name (qw/__value/) {
     }
     $mech->field( $name, 'foo');
     is( $mech->value( $name ), 'foo', "$name changed" );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+done_testing;
\ No newline at end of file