diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.stories.js b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.stories.js
index 14e595505a09..530e6fd7255a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.stories.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.stories.js
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ Playground.argTypes = {
     },
     defaultValue: 'This is a warning message.',
   },
+  value: {
+    control: {
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 Playground.args = {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
index 334ac7f65e2f..9cdbdaf46a76 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import PropTypes, { ReactNodeLike } from 'prop-types';
-import React, { useState, useContext, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useContext, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import deprecate from '../../prop-types/deprecate';
 import { WarningFilled, WarningAltFilled } from '@carbon/icons-react';
@@ -156,10 +156,16 @@ const TextArea = React.forwardRef((props: TextAreaProps, forwardRef) => {
   const { isFluid } = useContext(FormContext);
   const { defaultValue, value, disabled } = other;
   const [textCount, setTextCount] = useState(
-    defaultValue?.toString().length || value?.toString().length || 0
+    defaultValue?.toString()?.length || value?.toString()?.length || 0
   );
   const { current: textAreaInstanceId } = useRef(getInstanceId());
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setTextCount(
+      defaultValue?.toString()?.length || value?.toString()?.length || 0
+    );
+  }, [value, defaultValue]);
+
   const textareaProps: {
     id: TextAreaProps['id'];
     onChange: TextAreaProps['onChange'];
@@ -169,7 +175,10 @@ const TextArea = React.forwardRef((props: TextAreaProps, forwardRef) => {
     id,
     onChange: (evt) => {
       if (!other.disabled && onChange) {
-        setTextCount(evt.target.value?.length);
+        // delay textCount assignation to give the textarea element value time to catch up if is a controlled input
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          setTextCount(evt.target.value?.length);
+        }, 0);
         onChange(evt);
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea-test.js b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea-test.js
index 0ab1d2f38148..2060df91aee9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/TextArea/__tests__/TextArea-test.js
@@ -10,30 +10,301 @@ import TextArea from '../TextArea';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
+const prefix = 'cds';
+
 describe('TextArea', () => {
-  describe('behaves as expected - Component API', () => {
-    it('should respect readOnly prop', async () => {
-      const onChange = jest.fn();
-      const onClick = jest.fn();
+  describe('renders as expected - Component API', () => {
+    it('should spread extra props onto the text area element', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          data-testid="test-id"
+          id="area-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute(
+        'data-testid',
+        'test-id'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect defaultValue prop', () => {
       render(
         <TextArea
-          id="input-1"
+          id="textarea-1"
           labelText="TextArea label"
-          onClick={onClick}
-          onChange={onChange}
-          readOnly
-          value="test"
+          defaultValue="This is default text"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is default text')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect disabled prop', () => {
+      render(<TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" disabled />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect helperText prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+          helperText="This is helper text"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is helper text')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is helper text')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--form__helper-text`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect hideLabel prop', () => {
+      render(<TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" hideLabel />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('TextArea label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('TextArea label')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--visually-hidden`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect id prop', () => {
+      render(<TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" />);
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'textarea-1');
+    });
+
+    it('should respect invalid prop', () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea" invalid />
+      );
+
+      const invalidIcon = container.querySelector(
+        `svg.${prefix}--text-area__invalid-icon`
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--text-area--invalid`
+      );
+      expect(invalidIcon).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect invalidText prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea"
+          invalid
+          invalidText="This is invalid text"
         />
       );
 
-      // Click events should fire
-      await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
-      expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is invalid text')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is invalid text')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--form-requirement`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect labelText prop', () => {
+      render(<TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" />);
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('TextArea label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('TextArea label')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--label`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect placeholder prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+          placeholder="Placeholder text"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        screen.getByPlaceholderText('Placeholder text')
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect value prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+          value="This is a test value"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is a test value')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect warn prop', () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" warn />
+      );
+
+      const warnIcon = container.querySelector(
+        `svg.${prefix}--text-area__invalid-icon--warning`
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--text-area--warn`
+      );
+      expect(warnIcon).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should respect warnText prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+          warn
+          warnText="This is warning text"
+        />
+      );
+
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is warning text')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('This is warning text')).toHaveClass(
+        `${prefix}--form-requirement`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should respect rows prop', () => {
+      render(<TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" rows={25} />);
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('rows', '25');
+    });
+
+    it('should respect enableCounter and maxCount prop', () => {
+      render(
+        <TextArea
+          id="textarea-1"
+          labelText="TextArea label"
+          enableCounter={true}
+          maxCount={500}
+        />
+      );
+      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toHaveAttribute('maxlength', '500');
+      expect(screen.getByText('0/500')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    describe('behaves as expected - Component API', () => {
+      it('should respect onChange prop', async () => {
+        const onChange = jest.fn();
+        render(
+          <TextArea
+            id="textarea-1"
+            labelText="TextArea label"
+            data-testid-="textarea-1"
+            onChange={onChange}
+          />
+        );
+
+        const component = screen.getByRole('textbox');
+
+        await userEvent.type(component, 'x');
+        expect(component).toHaveValue('x');
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            target: expect.any(Object),
+          })
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should respect onClick prop', async () => {
+        const onClick = jest.fn();
+        render(
+          <TextArea
+            id="textarea-1"
+            labelText="TextArea label"
+            data-testid-="textarea-1"
+            onClick={onClick}
+          />
+        );
+
+        await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+        expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            target: expect.any(Object),
+          })
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should not call `onClick` when the `<input>` is clicked but disabled', () => {
+        const onClick = jest.fn();
+        render(
+          <TextArea
+            id="textarea-1"
+            labelText="TextArea label"
+            onClick={onClick}
+            disabled
+          />
+        );
+
+        userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+        expect(onClick).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should respect readOnly prop', async () => {
+        const onChange = jest.fn();
+        const onClick = jest.fn();
+        render(
+          <TextArea
+            id="textarea-1"
+            labelText="TextArea label"
+            onClick={onClick}
+            onChange={onChange}
+            readOnly
+          />
+        );
+
+        await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('textbox'));
+        expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+        userEvent.type(screen.getByRole('textbox'), 'x');
+        expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).not.toHaveValue('x');
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      });
+
+      it('should not render counter with only enableCounter prop passed in', () => {
+        render(
+          <TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" enableCounter />
+        );
+
+        const counter = screen.queryByText('0/5');
+
+        expect(counter).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+
+      it('should not render counter with only maxCount prop passed in', () => {
+        render(
+          <TextArea id="textarea-1" labelText="TextArea label" enableCounter />
+        );
+
+        const counter = screen.queryByText('0/5');
+
+        expect(counter).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+
+      it('should have the expected classes for counter', () => {
+        render(
+          <TextArea
+            id="textarea-1"
+            labelText="TextArea label"
+            enableCounter
+            maxCount={5}
+          />
+        );
+
+        const counter = screen.queryByText('0/5');
 
-      // Change events should *not* fire
-      await userEvent.type(screen.getByRole('textbox'), 'x');
-      expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).not.toHaveValue('x');
-      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        expect(counter).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
     });
   });
 });