diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-form-field/_mdc-text-field-textarea-overrides.scss b/src/material-experimental/mdc-form-field/_mdc-text-field-textarea-overrides.scss
index 893b8ee12ed0..b9ca3ac69d7d 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-form-field/_mdc-text-field-textarea-overrides.scss
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-form-field/_mdc-text-field-textarea-overrides.scss
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     border: none;
+
+    // By default IE always renders scrollbars on textarea.
+    // This brings it in line with other browsers.
+    overflow: auto;
   }
 
   // By default, MDC aligns the label using percentage. This will be overwritten based