diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.module.css b/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.module.css
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+.textarea {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  background: var(--bg-raised);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
+.textarea::placeholder { color: var(--text-faint); }
+.textarea:focus { border-color: var(--amber); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--amber-bg); }
+
+.resizeVertical { resize: vertical; }
+.resizeHorizontal { resize: horizontal; }
+.resizeNone { resize: none; }
+.resizeBoth { resize: both; }
diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.test.tsx b/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { createRef } from 'react'
+import { Textarea } from './Textarea'
+
+describe('Textarea', () => {
+  it('renders a textarea element', () => {
+    render(<Textarea placeholder="Enter text" />)
+    expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText('Enter text')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders with default rows of 3', () => {
+    render(<Textarea />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    expect(el).toHaveAttribute('rows', '3')
+  })
+
+  it('accepts a custom rows value', () => {
+    render(<Textarea rows={5} />)
+    expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('rows', '5')
+  })
+
+  it('accepts user input', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    render(<Textarea />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    await user.type(el, 'hello world')
+    expect(el).toHaveValue('hello world')
+  })
+
+  it('calls onChange when value changes', async () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn()
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    render(<Textarea onChange={onChange} />)
+    await user.type(screen.getByRole('textbox'), 'a')
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('applies resize class for vertical (default)', () => {
+    render(<Textarea />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    expect(el.className).toContain('resizeVertical')
+  })
+
+  it('applies resize class for none', () => {
+    render(<Textarea resize="none" />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    expect(el.className).toContain('resizeNone')
+  })
+
+  it('applies resize class for horizontal', () => {
+    render(<Textarea resize="horizontal" />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    expect(el.className).toContain('resizeHorizontal')
+  })
+
+  it('applies resize class for both', () => {
+    render(<Textarea resize="both" />)
+    const el = screen.getByRole('textbox')
+    expect(el.className).toContain('resizeBoth')
+  })
+
+  it('forwards ref to the textarea element', () => {
+    const ref = createRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>()
+    render(<Textarea ref={ref} />)
+    expect(ref.current).toBeInstanceOf(HTMLTextAreaElement)
+  })
+
+  it('passes additional props to the textarea', () => {
+    render(<Textarea disabled data-testid="ta" />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('ta')).toBeDisabled()
+  })
+
+  it('applies custom className', () => {
+    render(<Textarea className="custom" />)
+    expect(screen.getByRole('textbox').className).toContain('custom')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.tsx b/src/design-system/primitives/Textarea/Textarea.tsx
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+import styles from './Textarea.module.css'
+import { forwardRef, type TextareaHTMLAttributes } from 'react'
+
+type ResizeProp = 'vertical' | 'horizontal' | 'none' | 'both'
+
+interface TextareaProps extends TextareaHTMLAttributes<HTMLTextAreaElement> {
+  resize?: ResizeProp
+}
+
+const resizeClassMap: Record<ResizeProp, string> = {
+  vertical: styles.resizeVertical,
+  horizontal: styles.resizeHorizontal,
+  none: styles.resizeNone,
+  both: styles.resizeBoth,
+}
+
+export const Textarea = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, TextareaProps>(
+  ({ resize = 'vertical', className, rows = 3, ...rest }, ref) => {
+    const resizeClass = resizeClassMap[resize]
+    return (
+      <textarea
+        ref={ref}
+        rows={rows}
+        className={`${styles.textarea} ${resizeClass} ${className ?? ''}`}
+        {...rest}
+      />
+    )
+  },
+)
+
+Textarea.displayName = 'Textarea'