diff --git a/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_1.c b/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_1.c
index f5939790a5..6057b1f165 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_1.c
+++ b/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #include "../../lv_examples.h"
 #if LV_USE_TEXTAREA && LV_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 
+static void textarea_event_handler(lv_event_t * e)
+{
+    lv_obj_t * ta = lv_event_get_target(e);
+    LV_LOG_USER("Enter was pressed. The current text is: %s", lv_textarea_get_text(ta));
+}
 
 static void btnm_event_handler(lv_event_t * e)
 {
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@ void lv_example_textarea_1(void)
     lv_obj_t * ta = lv_textarea_create(lv_scr_act());
     lv_textarea_set_one_line(ta, true);
     lv_obj_align(ta, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, 10);
+    lv_obj_add_event_cb(ta, textarea_event_handler, LV_EVENT_READY, ta);
     lv_obj_add_state(ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED); /*To be sure the cursor is visible*/
 
     static const char * btnm_map[] = {"1", "2", "3", "\n",