diff --git a/src/controls/TextArea.qml b/src/controls/TextArea.qml
index cbef6e310de5b15b87d18ec402d32498e5823cde..4771fcb010d57abed5ea45fbfb37c27e36b75fbc 100644
--- a/src/controls/TextArea.qml
+++ b/src/controls/TextArea.qml
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ ScrollView {
     */
     property alias backgroundColor: colorRect.color
 
+    /*! \internal */
+    default property alias data: area.data
+
     /*! \internal */
     property int __documentMargin: 4