diff --git a/src/scss/cdb-components/forms/textarea.scss b/src/scss/cdb-components/forms/textarea.scss
index 928887f..d37bb2c 100644
--- a/src/scss/cdb-components/forms/textarea.scss
+++ b/src/scss/cdb-components/forms/textarea.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     @include default-form-error-style();
   }
 }
-.CDB-FieldError .CDB-Textarea {
+.CDB-FieldError .CDB-Textarea,
+.CDB-Textarea.has-error {
   @include default-form-error-style();
 }