diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html.ex
index b435d3a4d3..76fe2aa388 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html.ex
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.Html do
         ~s(<.input field={f[#{inspect(key)}]} type="checkbox" label="#{label(key)}" />)
 
       {key, :text} ->
-        ~s(<.input field={f[#{inspect(key)}]} type="text" label="#{label(key)}" />)
+        ~s(<.input field={f[#{inspect(key)}]} type="textarea" label="#{label(key)}" />)
 
       {key, :date} ->
         ~s(<.input field={f[#{inspect(key)}]} type="date" label="#{label(key)}" />)
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live.ex
index 59a51514d5..f0b6aa28aa 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live.ex
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.Live do
         ~s(<.input field={@form[#{inspect(key)}]} type="checkbox" label="#{label(key)}" />)
 
       {key, :text} ->
-        ~s(<.input field={@form[#{inspect(key)}]} type="text" label="#{label(key)}" />)
+        ~s(<.input field={@form[#{inspect(key)}]} type="textarea" label="#{label(key)}" />)
 
       {key, :date} ->
         ~s(<.input field={@form[#{inspect(key)}]} type="date" label="#{label(key)}" />)
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html_test.exs
index b0eb2d309d..450e0599b7 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.html_test.exs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.HtmlTest do
     datetime = %{DateTime.utc_now() | second: 0, microsecond: {0, 6}}
 
     in_tmp_project(config.test, fn ->
-      Gen.Html.run(~w(Blog Post posts title slug:unique votes:integer cost:decimal
+      Gen.Html.run(~w(Blog Post posts title content:text slug:unique votes:integer cost:decimal
                       tags:array:text popular:boolean drafted_at:datetime
                       status:enum:unpublished:published:deleted
                       published_at:utc_datetime
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.HtmlTest do
       assert_file(path, fn file ->
         assert file =~ "create table(:posts)"
         assert file =~ "add :title, :string"
+        assert file =~ "add :content, :text"
         assert file =~ "add :status, :string"
         assert file =~ "create unique_index(:posts, [:slug])"
       end)
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.HtmlTest do
       assert_file("lib/phoenix_web/controllers/post_html/post_form.html.heex", fn file ->
         assert file =~ ~S(<.simple_form :let={f} for={@changeset} action={@action}>)
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={f[:title]} type="text")
+        assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={f[:content]} type="textarea")
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={f[:votes]} type="number")
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={f[:cost]} type="number" label="Cost" step="any")
 
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live_test.exs
index e67f57a304..dd5cb47564 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/phx.gen.live_test.exs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.LiveTest do
 
   test "generates live resource and handles existing contexts", config do
     in_tmp_live_project config.test, fn ->
-      Gen.Live.run(~w(Blog Post posts title slug:unique votes:integer cost:decimal
+      Gen.Live.run(~w(Blog Post posts title content:text slug:unique votes:integer cost:decimal
                       tags:array:text popular:boolean drafted_at:datetime
                       status:enum:unpublished:published:deleted
                       published_at:utc_datetime
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.LiveTest do
       assert_file path, fn file ->
         assert file =~ "create table(:posts)"
         assert file =~ "add :title, :string"
+        assert file =~ "add :content, :text"
         assert file =~ "create unique_index(:posts, [:slug])"
       end
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.Gen.LiveTest do
       assert_file "lib/phoenix_web/live/post_live/form.ex", fn file ->
         assert file =~ ~s(<.simple_form)
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={@form[:title]} type="text")
+        assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={@form[:content]} type="textarea")
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={@form[:votes]} type="number")
         assert file =~ ~s(<.input field={@form[:cost]} type="number" label="Cost" step="any")
         assert file =~ """