diff --git a/forms/TextareaField.php b/forms/TextareaField.php
index 48b2ffe1e..343d5db0d 100644
--- a/forms/TextareaField.php
+++ b/forms/TextareaField.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class TextareaField extends FormField {
 		return parent::Field($properties);
 	}
 
+	function getTemplate() {
+		return ($this->isReadonly()) ? "{$this->template}_Readonly" : $this->template;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Performs a readonly transformation on this field. You should still be able
 	 * to copy from this field, and it should still send when you submit
diff --git a/templates/forms/TextareaField.ss b/templates/forms/TextareaField.ss
index a2a4bf6f6..27998ce3f 100644
--- a/templates/forms/TextareaField.ss
+++ b/templates/forms/TextareaField.ss
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-<% if isReadonly %>
-<span id="$ID" class="readonly$extraClass" name="$Name"><% if Value %>$Value<% else %><em>(<% _t('NONE', 'none') %>)</em><% end_if %></span>
-<% else %>
-<textarea id="$ID" class="textarea$extraClass" name="$Name" rows="$Rows" cols="$Cols"<% if isDisabled %> disabled<% end_if %>>$Value</textarea>
-<% end_if %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<textarea id="$ID" class="textarea$extraClass" name="$Name" rows="$Rows" cols="$Cols"<% if isDisabled %> disabled<% end_if %>>$Value</textarea>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/forms/TextareaField_Readonly.ss b/templates/forms/TextareaField_Readonly.ss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a287b67a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/forms/TextareaField_Readonly.ss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<span id="$ID" class="readonly$extraClass" name="$Name"><% if Value %>$Value<% else %><em>(<% _t('NONE', 'none') %>)</em><% end_if %></span>
\ No newline at end of file