diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
index 2798305da1d5..359fe4d8a19e 100755
--- a/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmltextareaelement.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use dom::htmlelement::HTMLElement;
 use dom::htmlfieldsetelement::HTMLFieldSetElement;
 use dom::htmlformelement::{FormControl, HTMLFormElement};
 use dom::keyboardevent::KeyboardEvent;
-use dom::node::{ChildrenMutation, Node, NodeDamage, UnbindContext};
+use dom::node::{CloneChildrenFlag, ChildrenMutation, Node, NodeDamage, UnbindContext};
 use dom::node::{document_from_node, window_from_node};
 use dom::nodelist::NodeList;
 use dom::textcontrol::{TextControlElement, TextControlSelection};
@@ -420,6 +420,19 @@ impl VirtualMethods for HTMLTextAreaElement {
         }
     }
 
+    // The cloning steps for textarea elements must propagate the raw value
+    // and dirty value flag from the node being cloned to the copy.
+    fn cloning_steps(&self, copy: &Node, maybe_doc: Option<&Document>,
+                     clone_children: CloneChildrenFlag) {
+        if let Some(ref s) = self.super_type() {
+            s.cloning_steps(copy, maybe_doc, clone_children);
+        }
+        let el = copy.downcast::<HTMLTextAreaElement>().unwrap();
+        el.value_dirty.set(self.value_dirty.get());
+        let mut textinput = el.textinput.borrow_mut();
+        textinput.set_content(self.textinput.borrow().get_content());
+    }
+
     fn children_changed(&self, mutation: &ChildrenMutation) {
         if let Some(ref s) = self.super_type() {
             s.children_changed(mutation);
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/forms/the-textarea-element/cloning-steps.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/forms/the-textarea-element/cloning-steps.html.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 628f7ff79f36..000000000000
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/forms/the-textarea-element/cloning-steps.html.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[cloning-steps.html]
-  type: testharness
-  [textarea element's value should be cloned]
-    expected: FAIL
-
-  [textarea element's dirty value flag should be cloned, so setAttribute doesn't affect the cloned textarea's value]
-    expected: FAIL
-