diff --git a/_test/Column.test.php b/_test/Column.test.php
index b1c14341..9ac1c22d 100644
--- a/_test/Column.test.php
+++ b/_test/Column.test.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public function test_allTypes() {
             'DateTime' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\DateTime',
             'Decimal' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Decimal',
             'Dropdown' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Dropdown',
+            'LongText' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\LongText',
             'Lookup' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Lookup',
             'Mail' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Mail',
             'Media' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Media',
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public function test_extendedTypes() {
             'DateTime' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\DateTime',
             'Decimal' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Decimal',
             'Dropdown' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Dropdown',
+            'LongText' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\LongText',
             'Lookup' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Lookup',
             'Mail' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Mail',
             'Media' => 'dokuwiki\\plugin\\struct\\types\\Media',
diff --git a/types/LongText.php b/types/LongText.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5188c232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/LongText.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+namespace dokuwiki\plugin\struct\types;
+
+use dokuwiki\plugin\struct\meta\QueryBuilder;
+use dokuwiki\plugin\struct\meta\QueryBuilderWhere;
+
+class LongText extends AbstractMultiBaseType {
+    use TraitFilterPrefix;
+
+    protected $config = array(
+        'prefix' => '',
+        'postfix' => '',
+        'rows' => '5',
+        'cols' => '50'
+    );
+
+
+    /**
+     * Output the stored data
+     *
+     * @param string|int $value the value stored in the database
+     * @param \Doku_Renderer $R the renderer currently used to render the data
+     * @param string $mode The mode the output is rendered in (eg. XHTML)
+     * @return bool true if $mode could be satisfied
+     */
+    public function renderValue($value, \Doku_Renderer $R, $mode) {
+        $R->cdata($this->config['prefix'] . $value . $this->config['postfix']);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clean line endings
+     *
+     * @param int|string $rawvalue
+     * @return int|string
+     */
+    public function validate($rawvalue) {
+        $rawvalue = rtrim($rawvalue);
+        $rawvalue = cleanText($rawvalue);
+        return $rawvalue;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Use a text area for input
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     * @param string $rawvalue
+     * @param string $htmlID
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function valueEditor($name, $rawvalue, $htmlID) {
+        $rawvalue = formText($rawvalue);
+        $params = array(
+            'name' => $name,
+            'class' => 'struct_'.strtolower($this->getClass()),
+            'id' => $htmlID,
+            'rows' => $this->config['rows'],
+            'cols' => $this->config['cols']
+        );
+        $attributes = buildAttributes($params, true);
+
+        return "<textarea $attributes>$rawvalue</textarea>";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/types/Wiki.php b/types/Wiki.php
index c54077e0..9270acd6 100644
--- a/types/Wiki.php
+++ b/types/Wiki.php
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
 
 use dokuwiki\plugin\struct\meta\QueryBuilderWhere;
 
-class Wiki extends AbstractBaseType {
-    use TraitFilterPrefix;
-
-    protected $config = array(
-        'prefix' => '',
-        'postfix' => '',
-    );
+class Wiki extends LongText {
 
     /**
      * @param int|string $value
@@ -23,37 +17,4 @@ public function renderValue($value, \Doku_Renderer $R, $mode) {
         $R->doc .= $doc; // FIXME this probably does not work for all renderers
         return true;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Clean line endings
-     *
-     * @param int|string $rawvalue
-     * @return int|string
-     */
-    public function validate($rawvalue) {
-        $rawvalue = rtrim($rawvalue);
-        $rawvalue = cleanText($rawvalue);
-        return $rawvalue;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Use a text area for input
-     *
-     * @param string $name
-     * @param string $rawvalue
-     * @param string $htmlID
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function valueEditor($name, $rawvalue, $htmlID) {
-        $rawvalue = formText($rawvalue);
-        $params = array(
-            'name' => $name,
-            'class' => 'struct_'.strtolower($this->getClass()),
-            'id' => $htmlID
-        );
-        $attributes = buildAttributes($params, true);
-
-        return "<textarea $attributes>$rawvalue</textarea>";
-    }
 }