diff --git a/desktop/textarea.c b/desktop/textarea.c
index bfa07ad4f..f9712ac84 100644
--- a/desktop/textarea.c
+++ b/desktop/textarea.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static void textarea_normalise_text(struct textarea *ta,
 		unsigned int b_start, unsigned int b_len)
 {
 	bool multi = (ta->flags & TEXTAREA_MULTILINE) ? true : false;
+	struct textarea_msg msg;
 	unsigned int index;
 
 	/* Remove CR characters. If it's a CRLF pair delete the CR, or replace
@@ -187,6 +188,14 @@ static void textarea_normalise_text(struct textarea *ta,
 			ta->text.data[b_start + index] = ' ';
 	}
 
+	/* Build text modified message */
+	msg.ta = ta;
+	msg.type = TEXTAREA_MSG_TEXT_MODIFIED;
+	msg.data.modified.text = ta->text.data;
+	msg.data.modified.len = ta->text.len;
+
+	/* Pass message to client */
+	ta->callback(ta->data, &msg);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/desktop/textarea.h b/desktop/textarea.h
index 016f15a10..1c24dd1cc 100644
--- a/desktop/textarea.h
+++ b/desktop/textarea.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	TEXTAREA_MSG_DRAG_REPORT,	/**< Textarea drag start/end report */
 	TEXTAREA_MSG_SELECTION_REPORT,	/**< Textarea text selection presence */
 	TEXTAREA_MSG_REDRAW_REQUEST,	/**< Textarea redraw request */
-	TEXTAREA_MSG_CARET_UPDATE	/**< Textarea caret */
+	TEXTAREA_MSG_CARET_UPDATE,	/**< Textarea caret */
+	TEXTAREA_MSG_TEXT_MODIFIED	/**< Textarea text modified */
 } textarea_msg_type;
 
 struct textarea_msg {
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ struct textarea_msg {
 				struct rect *clip;	/**< Carret clip rect */
 			} pos;			/**< With _CARET_SET_POS */
 		} caret;			/**< With _CARET_UPDATE */
+		struct {
+			const char *text;	/**< UTF8 text */
+			unsigned int len;	/**< Byte length of text */
+		} modified;			/**< With _TEXT_MODIFIED */
 	} data;				/**< Depends on msg type */
 };
 
diff --git a/render/box_textarea.c b/render/box_textarea.c
index 546a39e04..d34c4c4a4 100644
--- a/render/box_textarea.c
+++ b/render/box_textarea.c
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ static void box_textarea_callback(void *data, struct textarea_msg *msg)
 					msg->data.caret.pos.clip);
 		}
 		break;
+
+	case TEXTAREA_MSG_TEXT_MODIFIED:
+		/* TODO */
+		break;
 	}
 }