diff --git a/packages/tui/internal/components/textarea/textarea.go b/packages/tui/internal/components/textarea/textarea.go
index c2c92ea7..5ff936f1 100644
--- a/packages/tui/internal/components/textarea/textarea.go
+++ b/packages/tui/internal/components/textarea/textarea.go
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			m.transposeLeft()
 
 		default:
-			m.insertRunesFromUserInput([]rune{msg.Code})
+			m.insertRunesFromUserInput([]rune(msg.Text))
 		}
 
 	case pasteMsg: