diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textarea/Et2TextareaReadonly.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textarea/Et2TextareaReadonly.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e098d75b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textarea/Et2TextareaReadonly.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {Et2Description} from "../Et2Description/Et2Description";
+
+/**
+ * A readonly textbox is just a description.  You should use that instead, but here it is.
+ */
+export class Et2TextareaReadonly extends Et2Description
+{
+}
+
+// We can't bind the same class to a different tag
+// @ts-ignore TypeScript is not recognizing that Et2Textbox is a LitElement
+customElements.define("et2-textarea_ro", Et2TextareaReadonly);
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diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/etemplate2.ts b/api/js/etemplate/etemplate2.ts
index 6f18b47932..9c29a91043 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/etemplate2.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/etemplate2.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import './Et2Select/Tag/Et2ThumbnailTag';
 import './Et2Spinner/Et2Spinner';
 import './Et2Switch/Et2Switch';
 import './Et2Textarea/Et2Textarea';
+import './Et2Textarea/Et2TextareaReadonly';
 import './Et2Textbox/Et2Textbox';
 import './Et2Textbox/Et2TextboxReadonly';
 import './Et2Textbox/Et2Number';