diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 579344e..52b8c55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Updated group expand and collapse behavior (#161)
 - Added custom value to editable select field (#165)
 - Updated group expanding for empty cells (#169)
+- Added type check for text area (#172)
 
 ## 1.7.0 (2024-11-16)
 
diff --git a/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.test.tsx b/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.test.tsx
index a11ce32..318a311 100644
--- a/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.test.tsx
@@ -527,6 +527,22 @@ describe('editableColumnEditorsRegistry', () => {
       expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('line updated');
     });
 
+    it('Should render control with a non-string type ', () => {
+      render(
+        getControlComponent({
+          value: null,
+          config: createColumnEditConfig({ editor: { type: ColumnEditorType.TEXTAREA } }).editor,
+        })
+      );
+
+      expect(controlSelectors.fieldTextarea()).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(controlSelectors.fieldTextarea()).toHaveValue('null');
+
+      fireEvent.change(controlSelectors.fieldTextarea(), { target: { value: 'line updated' } });
+
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('line updated');
+    });
+
     it('Should render control with replaced lines and replace line onChange correctly', () => {
       render(
         getControlComponent({
diff --git a/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.tsx b/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.tsx
index e333e4d..7e2e169 100644
--- a/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.tsx
+++ b/src/components/editors/EditableColumnEditor/EditableColumnEditorsRegistry.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const editableColumnEditorsRegistry = createEditableColumnEditorsRegistry
     editor: () => null,
     control: ({ value, onChange, isSaving }) => (
       <TextArea
-        value={(value as string).replaceAll('\\n', '\n')}
+        value={typeof value === 'string' ? (value as string).replaceAll('\\n', '\n') : String(value)}
         onChange={(event: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
           onChange(event.target.value.replaceAll('\n', '\\n'));
         }}