diff --git a/tailbone/forms2/core.py b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
index 5d7148c2..06183d4c 100644
--- a/tailbone/forms2/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ class Form(object):
         elif type_ == 'codeblock':
             self.set_renderer(key, self.render_codeblock)
             self.set_widget(key, dfwidget.TextAreaWidget(cols=80, rows=8))
+        elif type_ == 'text':
+            self.set_widget(key, dfwidget.TextAreaWidget(cols=80, rows=8))
         else:
             raise ValueError("unknown type for '{}' field: {}".format(key, type_))