diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.stories.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.stories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e15ece0dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.stories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import type {
+  ComponentPropsAndSlots,
+  Meta,
+  StoryObj
+} from '@storybook/vue3-vite'
+import { computed, ref, toRefs } from 'vue'
+
+import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+
+import WidgetInputText from './WidgetInputText.vue'
+
+interface StoryArgs extends ComponentPropsAndSlots<typeof WidgetInputText> {
+  readOnly: boolean
+  disabled: boolean
+  invalid: boolean
+  placeholder: string
+}
+
+const meta: Meta<StoryArgs> = {
+  title: 'Widgets/WidgetInputText',
+  component: WidgetInputText,
+  tags: ['autodocs'],
+  parameters: { layout: 'centered' },
+  argTypes: {
+    size: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['medium', 'large']
+    },
+    readOnly: { control: 'boolean' },
+    disabled: { control: 'boolean' },
+    invalid: { control: 'boolean' },
+    loading: { control: 'boolean' },
+    placeholder: { control: 'text' }
+  },
+  args: {
+    size: 'medium',
+    readOnly: false,
+    disabled: false,
+    invalid: false,
+    loading: false,
+    placeholder: ''
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (story) => ({
+      components: { story },
+      template:
+        '<div class="grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-1 w-80"><story /></div>'
+    })
+  ]
+}
+
+export default meta
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const { size, readOnly, disabled, invalid, loading, placeholder } =
+        toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('Hello world')
+      const widget = computed<SimplifiedWidget<string>>(() => ({
+        name: 'text',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        options: {
+          read_only: readOnly.value,
+          disabled: disabled.value,
+          ...(placeholder.value ? { placeholder: placeholder.value } : {})
+        }
+      }))
+      return { value, widget, size, invalid, loading }
+    },
+    template:
+      '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" :size="size" :invalid="invalid" :loading="loading" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const Disabled: Story = {
+  args: { disabled: true },
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const { disabled } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('This text is disabled')
+      const widget = computed<SimplifiedWidget<string>>(() => ({
+        name: 'locked',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        options: { disabled: disabled.value }
+      }))
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template: '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const Invalid: Story = {
+  args: { invalid: true },
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const { invalid } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('Invalid input value')
+      const widget: SimplifiedWidget<string> = {
+        name: 'text',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: ''
+      }
+      return { value, widget, invalid }
+    },
+    template:
+      '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" :invalid="invalid" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const Status: Story = {
+  args: { loading: true },
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const { loading } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('Loading...')
+      const widget: SimplifiedWidget<string> = {
+        name: 'text',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: ''
+      }
+      return { value, widget, loading }
+    },
+    template:
+      '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" :loading="loading" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const WithPlaceholder: Story = {
+  args: { placeholder: 'Enter your prompt here...' },
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const { placeholder } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('')
+      const widget = computed<SimplifiedWidget<string>>(() => ({
+        name: 'prompt',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        options: {
+          ...(placeholder.value ? { placeholder: placeholder.value } : {})
+        }
+      }))
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template: '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const WithLabel: Story = {
+  render: () => ({
+    components: { WidgetInputText },
+    setup() {
+      const value = ref('Some value')
+      const widget: SimplifiedWidget<string> = {
+        name: 'seed',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        label: 'Random Seed'
+      }
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template: '<WidgetInputText :widget="widget" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
index eff22f1efc..b105747dd3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetInputText.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 <template>
-  <WidgetLayoutField :widget="widget">
-    <InputText
-      v-model="modelValue"
-      v-bind="filteredProps"
-      :class="cn(WidgetInputBaseClass, 'w-full text-xs py-2 px-4')"
-      :aria-label="widget.name"
-      size="small"
-      :pt="{ root: 'truncate min-w-[4ch]' }"
-    />
+  <WidgetLayoutField :widget="layoutWidget">
+    <div class="relative">
+      <Loader
+        v-if="loading"
+        size="sm"
+        class="absolute left-3 top-1/2 z-10 -translate-y-1/2 text-component-node-foreground"
+      />
+      <InputText
+        v-model="modelValue"
+        v-bind="filteredProps"
+        :class="
+          cn(
+            WidgetInputBaseClass,
+            'w-full px-4 hover:bg-component-node-widget-background-hovered',
+            size === 'large' ? 'text-sm py-3' : 'text-xs py-2',
+            loading && 'pl-9'
+          )
+        "
+        :aria-label="widget.name"
+        :readonly="isReadOnly"
+        size="small"
+        :pt="{ root: 'truncate min-w-[4ch]' }"
+      />
+    </div>
   </WidgetLayoutField>
 </template>
 
@@ -15,6 +30,7 @@
 import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 
+import Loader from '@/components/common/Loader.vue'
 import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 import {
@@ -25,13 +41,34 @@ import {
 import { WidgetInputBaseClass } from './layout'
 import WidgetLayoutField from './layout/WidgetLayoutField.vue'
 
-const props = defineProps<{
+const {
+  widget,
+  size = 'medium',
+  invalid = false,
+  loading = false
+} = defineProps<{
   widget: SimplifiedWidget<string>
+  size?: 'medium' | 'large'
+  invalid?: boolean
+  loading?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const modelValue = defineModel<string>({ default: '' })
 
 const filteredProps = computed(() =>
-  filterWidgetProps(props.widget.options, INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
+  filterWidgetProps(widget.options, INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS)
 )
+
+const isReadOnly = computed(() =>
+  Boolean(widget.options?.read_only || widget.options?.disabled)
+)
+
+const layoutWidget = computed(() => ({
+  name: widget.name,
+  label: widget.label,
+  borderStyle: cn(
+    widget.borderStyle,
+    invalid && 'border border-destructive-background'
+  )
+}))
 </script>
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.stories.ts b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.stories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0e8916396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.stories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import type {
+  ComponentPropsAndSlots,
+  Meta,
+  StoryObj
+} from '@storybook/vue3-vite'
+import { computed, provide, ref, toRefs } from 'vue'
+
+import type { SimplifiedWidget } from '@/types/simplifiedWidget'
+import { HideLayoutFieldKey } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
+
+import WidgetTextarea from './WidgetTextarea.vue'
+
+interface StoryArgs extends ComponentPropsAndSlots<typeof WidgetTextarea> {
+  readOnly: boolean
+  disabled: boolean
+}
+
+const meta: Meta<StoryArgs> = {
+  title: 'Widgets/WidgetTextarea',
+  component: WidgetTextarea,
+  tags: ['autodocs'],
+  parameters: {
+    layout: 'centered',
+    docs: {
+      description: {
+        component: [
+          'Multi-line text input with optional label.',
+          'Captures wheel, pointer, and context menu events to prevent canvas interference.',
+          'Shows a copy-to-clipboard button on hover.'
+        ].join(' ')
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  argTypes: {
+    readOnly: { control: 'boolean' },
+    disabled: { control: 'boolean' }
+  },
+  args: {
+    readOnly: false,
+    disabled: false
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (story) => ({
+      components: { story },
+      template: '<div class="w-80 h-40"><story /></div>'
+    })
+  ]
+}
+
+export default meta
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetTextarea },
+    setup() {
+      const { readOnly, disabled } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('A multi-line text area for entering prompts.')
+      const widget = computed<SimplifiedWidget<string>>(() => ({
+        name: 'prompt',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        label: 'Prompt',
+        options: {
+          read_only: readOnly.value,
+          disabled: disabled.value
+        }
+      }))
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template:
+      '<WidgetTextarea :widget="widget" v-model="value" placeholder="Enter prompt..." />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const Disabled: Story = {
+  args: { disabled: true },
+  render: (args) => ({
+    components: { WidgetTextarea },
+    setup() {
+      const { disabled } = toRefs(args)
+      const value = ref('This textarea is disabled via widget options.')
+      const widget = computed<SimplifiedWidget<string>>(() => ({
+        name: 'locked',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        label: 'Locked Field',
+        options: { disabled: disabled.value }
+      }))
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template: '<WidgetTextarea :widget="widget" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const HiddenLabel: Story = {
+  render: () => ({
+    components: { WidgetTextarea },
+    setup() {
+      provide(HideLayoutFieldKey, true)
+      const value = ref('Label is hidden via HideLayoutFieldKey injection.')
+      const widget: SimplifiedWidget<string> = {
+        name: 'notes',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        label: 'Notes'
+      }
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template: '<WidgetTextarea :widget="widget" v-model="value" />'
+  })
+}
+
+export const WithPlaceholder: Story = {
+  render: () => ({
+    components: { WidgetTextarea },
+    setup() {
+      const value = ref('')
+      const widget: SimplifiedWidget<string> = {
+        name: 'negative',
+        type: 'STRING',
+        value: '',
+        label: 'Negative Prompt'
+      }
+      return { value, widget }
+    },
+    template:
+      '<WidgetTextarea :widget="widget" v-model="value" placeholder="Describe what to avoid..." />'
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
index dcb42db6cc..8949b2a0ef 100644
--- a/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/WidgetTextarea.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div
     :class="
       cn(
-        'group relative rounded-lg focus-within:ring focus-within:ring-component-node-widget-background-highlighted transition-all',
+        'group relative rounded-lg hover:bg-component-node-widget-background-hovered focus-within:ring focus-within:ring-component-node-widget-background-highlighted transition-all',
         widget.borderStyle
       )
     "
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
       v-if="isReadOnly"
       variant="textonly"
       size="icon"
-      class="invisible absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 z-10 hover:bg-base-foreground/10 group-hover:visible"
+      class="invisible absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 z-10 hover:bg-base-foreground/10 group-hover:visible group-focus-within:visible"
       :title="$t('g.copyToClipboard')"
       :aria-label="$t('g.copyToClipboard')"
       @click="handleCopy"
       @pointerdown.capture.stop
     >
-      <i class="icon-[lucide--copy] size-4" />
+      <i class="icon-[lucide--copy] size-4 text-component-node-foreground" />
     </Button>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ const filteredProps = computed(() =>
 const displayName = computed(() => widget.label || widget.name)
 const id = useId()
 
-const isReadOnly = computed(
-  () => widget.options?.read_only ?? widget.options?.disabled ?? false
+const isReadOnly = computed(() =>
+  Boolean(widget.options?.read_only || widget.options?.disabled)
 )
 
 function handleCopy() {
diff --git a/src/utils/widgetPropFilter.ts b/src/utils/widgetPropFilter.ts
index d5925fbe67..f66a8e8bd3 100644
--- a/src/utils/widgetPropFilter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/widgetPropFilter.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export const STANDARD_EXCLUDED_PROPS = [
 export const INPUT_EXCLUDED_PROPS = [
   ...STANDARD_EXCLUDED_PROPS,
   'inputClass',
-  'inputStyle'
+  'inputStyle',
+  'read_only'
 ] as const
 
 export const PANEL_EXCLUDED_PROPS = [