Index: src/main/java/common/java/awt/TextArea.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/common/java/awt/TextArea.java (revision 467351) +++ src/main/java/common/java/awt/TextArea.java (working copy) @@ -801,7 +801,9 @@ return mRect; } int xSpan = (int) rootViewContext.getView().getPreferredSpan(View.X_AXIS); - mRect.width = xSpan; + + mRect.width = Math.max(xSpan, mRect.width); + return mRect; }