diff --git a/changelogs/upcoming/7607.md b/changelogs/upcoming/7607.md
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index 00000000000..ba7a04f6937
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed `EuiTextArea`'s CSS box model to no longer render a few extra pixels of strut height
diff --git a/src/components/form/text_area/_text_area.scss b/src/components/form/text_area/_text_area.scss
index 4144e1dd86d..3122fd44140 100644
--- a/src/components/form/text_area/_text_area.scss
+++ b/src/components/form/text_area/_text_area.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   @include euiFormControlStyle;
   line-height: $euiLineHeight; // give more spacing between multiple lines
 
+  // <textarea>s default to `inline-block`, which causes an extra 2-3px of
+  // unnecessary height within its parent `block` form control wrapper.
+  // @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/27536461/4294462
+  display: block;
+
   // Textareas have their own sizing
   &,
   &--compressed {