diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/bindings.xml b/mobile/chrome/content/bindings.xml
index e87ea23b1c60..eb5ef3c1a74d 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/bindings.xml
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/bindings.xml
@@ -1629,6 +1629,17 @@
     </handlers>
   </binding>
 
+  <binding id="textarea" extends="chrome://global/content/bindings/textbox.xml#textarea">
+    <handlers>
+      <handler event="TapLong" phase="capturing">
+        <![CDATA[
+          let box = this.inputField.parentNode;
+          box.showContextMenu(this, false);
+        ]]>
+      </handler>
+    </handlers>
+  </binding>
+
   <binding id="timed-textbox" extends="chrome://global/content/bindings/textbox.xml#timed-textbox">
     <handlers>
       <handler event="TapLong" phase="capturing">
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.css b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.css
index e8656b362015..400f6c68ab54 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.css
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.css
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ textbox {
   -moz-binding: url("chrome://browser/content/bindings.xml#textbox");
 }
 
+textbox[multiline="true"] {
+  -moz-binding: url("chrome://browser/content/bindings.xml#textarea");
+}
+
 textbox[type="timed"] {
   -moz-binding: url("chrome://browser/content/bindings.xml#timed-textbox");
 }