diff --git a/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts b/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
index 63a3eb04f5..9ccf042580 100644
--- a/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -1832,8 +1832,11 @@ has been modified.
    */
   ionChange: EventEmitter<CustomEvent<ITextareaTextareaChangeEventDetail>>;
   /**
-   * Ths `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element
-has been changed. 
+   * The `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element
+has been changed.
+
+When `clearOnEdit` is enabled, the `ionInput` event will be fired when
+the user clears the textarea by performing a keydown event. 
    */
   ionInput: EventEmitter<CustomEvent<InputEvent | null>>;
   /**
diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 13cd0b6063..fdc8fdd610 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -6564,9 +6564,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "onIonFocus"?: (event: IonTextareaCustomEvent<FocusEvent>) => void;
         /**
-          * Ths `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element has been changed.
+          * The `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element has been changed.  When `clearOnEdit` is enabled, the `ionInput` event will be fired when the user clears the textarea by performing a keydown event.
          */
-        "onIonInput"?: (event: IonTextareaCustomEvent<InputEvent | null>) => void;
+        "onIonInput"?: (event: IonTextareaCustomEvent<InputEvent>) => void;
         /**
           * Emitted when the styles change.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/test/clearOnEdit/textarea.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/textarea/test/clearOnEdit/textarea.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86dff28c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/test/clearOnEdit/textarea.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+
+test.describe('textarea: clearOnEdit', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ skip }) => {
+    skip.rtl();
+    skip.mode('md');
+  });
+
+  test('should clear the textarea on first keystroke of textarea being focused', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setContent(`<ion-textarea value="some value" clear-on-edit="true"></ion-textarea>`);
+
+    const textarea = page.locator('ion-textarea');
+
+    await textarea.click();
+    await textarea.type('h');
+
+    expect(await textarea.evaluate((el: HTMLIonTextareaElement) => el.value)).toBe('h');
+
+    await textarea.type('ello world');
+
+    expect(await textarea.evaluate((el: HTMLIonTextareaElement) => el.value)).toBe('hello world');
+  });
+
+  test('should not clear the textarea if it does not have an initial value when typing', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setContent(`<ion-textarea value="" clear-on-edit="true"></ion-textarea>`);
+
+    const textarea = page.locator('ion-textarea');
+
+    await textarea.click();
+    await textarea.type('hello world');
+
+    expect(await textarea.evaluate((el: HTMLIonTextareaElement) => el.value)).toBe('hello world');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
index 3252a25910..bb6910db8a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ import { createColorClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
 export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
   private nativeInput?: HTMLTextAreaElement;
   private inputId = `ion-textarea-${textareaIds++}`;
-  private didBlurAfterEdit = this.hasValue();
+  /**
+   * `true` if the textarea was cleared as a result of the user typing
+   * with `clearOnEdit` enabled.
+   *
+   * Resets when the textarea loses focus.
+   */
+  private didTextareaClearOnEdit = false;
   private textareaWrapper?: HTMLElement;
   private inheritedAttributes: Attributes = {};
   /**
-   * The value of the input when the textarea is focused.
+   * The value of the textarea when the textarea is focused.
    */
   private focusedValue?: string | null;
 
@@ -176,10 +182,13 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
   @Event() ionChange!: EventEmitter<TextareaChangeEventDetail>;
 
   /**
-   * Ths `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element
+   * The `ionInput` event fires when the `value` of an `<ion-textarea>` element
    * has been changed.
+   *
+   * When `clearOnEdit` is enabled, the `ionInput` event will be fired when
+   * the user clears the textarea by performing a keydown event.
    */
-  @Event() ionInput!: EventEmitter<InputEvent | null>;
+  @Event() ionInput!: EventEmitter<InputEvent>;
 
   /**
    * Emitted when the styles change.
@@ -295,24 +304,18 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
     if (!this.clearOnEdit) {
       return;
     }
-
-    // Did the input value change after it was blurred and edited?
-    if (this.didBlurAfterEdit && this.hasValue()) {
-      // Clear the input
+    /**
+     * Clear the textarea if the control has not been previously cleared
+     * during focus.
+     */
+    if (!this.didTextareaClearOnEdit && this.hasValue()) {
       this.value = '';
+      this.ionInput.emit();
     }
-
-    this.ionInput.emit(null);
-
-    // Reset the flag
-    this.didBlurAfterEdit = false;
+    this.didTextareaClearOnEdit = true;
   }
 
   private focusChange() {
-    // If clearOnEdit is enabled and the input blurred but has a value, set a flag
-    if (this.clearOnEdit && !this.hasFocus && this.hasValue()) {
-      this.didBlurAfterEdit = true;
-    }
     this.emitStyle();
   }
 
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
        */
       this.emitValueChange();
     }
-
+    this.didTextareaClearOnEdit = false;
     this.ionBlur.emit(ev);
   };