diff --git a/.changeset/odd-pens-exist.md b/.changeset/odd-pens-exist.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..defb713a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-pens-exist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@marigold/components": minor
+---
+
+feat: forward ref for `<TextArea>`
diff --git a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
index 695b543523..71c47ab4d0 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.stories.tsx
@@ -69,3 +69,16 @@ export default {
 export const Basic: ComponentStory<typeof TextArea> = args => (
   <TextArea {...args} />
 );
+
+export const Controlled: ComponentStory<typeof TextArea> = args => {
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState('');
+  return (
+    <>
+      <TextArea {...args} value={value} onChange={setValue} />
+      <pre>
+        <strong>Input Value:</strong>
+        {value}
+      </pre>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.test.tsx b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.test.tsx
index 536e252b91..e74cc53720 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.test.tsx
@@ -299,3 +299,14 @@ test('can be controlled', () => {
   userEvent.type(screen.getByTestId('textarea'), 'Hello there!');
   expect(screen.getByTestId('output')).toHaveTextContent('Hello there!');
 });
+
+test('forwards ref', () => {
+  const ref = React.createRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>();
+  render(
+    <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+      <TextArea data-testid="text-area" label="A Label" ref={ref} />
+    </ThemeProvider>
+  );
+
+  expect(ref.current).toBeInstanceOf(HTMLTextAreaElement);
+});
diff --git a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
index eef2f59a42..f6cb5894c5 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { forwardRef } from 'react';
+import { useHover } from '@react-aria/interactions';
+import { useFocusRing } from '@react-aria/focus';
 import { useTextField } from '@react-aria/textfield';
+import { useObjectRef } from '@react-aria/utils';
 import { AriaTextFieldProps } from '@react-types/textfield';
 
 import {
@@ -11,8 +14,6 @@ import {
 import { ComponentProps } from '@marigold/types';
 
 import { FieldBase, FieldBaseProps } from '../FieldBase';
-import { useHover } from '@react-aria/interactions';
-import { useFocusRing } from '@react-aria/focus';
 
 // Theme Extension
 // ---------------
@@ -54,69 +55,74 @@ export interface TextAreaProps
 
 // Component
 // ---------------
-export const TextArea = ({
-  variant,
-  size,
-  width,
-  disabled,
-  required,
-  readOnly,
-  error,
-  rows,
-  ...props
-}: TextAreaProps) => {
-  const { label, description, errorMessage } = props;
-  const ref = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+export const TextArea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, TextAreaProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      variant,
+      size,
+      width,
+      disabled,
+      required,
+      readOnly,
+      error,
+      rows,
+      ...props
+    },
+    ref
+  ) => {
+    const { label, description, errorMessage } = props;
+    const textAreaRef = useObjectRef(ref);
 
-  const { labelProps, inputProps, descriptionProps, errorMessageProps } =
-    useTextField(
-      {
-        inputElementType: 'textarea',
-        isDisabled: disabled,
-        isRequired: required,
-        isReadOnly: readOnly,
-        validationState: error ? 'invalid' : 'valid',
-        ...props,
-      },
-      ref
-    );
+    const { labelProps, inputProps, descriptionProps, errorMessageProps } =
+      useTextField(
+        {
+          inputElementType: 'textarea',
+          isDisabled: disabled,
+          isRequired: required,
+          isReadOnly: readOnly,
+          validationState: error ? 'invalid' : 'valid',
+          ...props,
+        },
+        textAreaRef
+      );
 
-  const { hoverProps, isHovered } = useHover({});
-  const { focusProps, isFocusVisible } = useFocusRing();
-  const stateProps = useStateProps({
-    hover: isHovered,
-    focus: isFocusVisible,
-    disabled,
-    readOnly,
-    error,
-  });
+    const { hoverProps, isHovered } = useHover({});
+    const { focusProps, isFocusVisible } = useFocusRing();
+    const stateProps = useStateProps({
+      hover: isHovered,
+      focus: isFocusVisible,
+      disabled,
+      readOnly,
+      error,
+    });
 
-  const styles = useComponentStyles('TextArea', { variant, size });
-  return (
-    <FieldBase
-      label={label}
-      labelProps={labelProps}
-      required={required}
-      description={description}
-      descriptionProps={descriptionProps}
-      error={error}
-      errorMessage={errorMessage}
-      errorMessageProps={errorMessageProps}
-      stateProps={stateProps}
-      variant={variant}
-      size={size}
-      width={width}
-    >
-      <Box
-        as="textarea"
-        css={styles}
-        ref={ref}
-        rows={rows}
-        {...inputProps}
-        {...focusProps}
-        {...hoverProps}
-        {...stateProps}
-      />
-    </FieldBase>
-  );
-};
+    const styles = useComponentStyles('TextArea', { variant, size });
+    return (
+      <FieldBase
+        label={label}
+        labelProps={labelProps}
+        required={required}
+        description={description}
+        descriptionProps={descriptionProps}
+        error={error}
+        errorMessage={errorMessage}
+        errorMessageProps={errorMessageProps}
+        stateProps={stateProps}
+        variant={variant}
+        size={size}
+        width={width}
+      >
+        <Box
+          as="textarea"
+          css={styles}
+          ref={textAreaRef}
+          rows={rows}
+          {...inputProps}
+          {...focusProps}
+          {...hoverProps}
+          {...stateProps}
+        />
+      </FieldBase>
+    );
+  }
+);