diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
index c0e14704ca..44265f28a4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Build, Component, ComponentInterface, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Hos
 
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import { Color, StyleEventDetail, TextareaChangeEventDetail } from '../../interface';
-import { debounceEvent, findItemLabel } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { debounceEvent, findItemLabel, raf } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createColorClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
 
 /**
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   componentDidLoad() {
-    this.runAutoGrow();
+    raf(() => this.runAutoGrow());
   }
 
   private runAutoGrow() {