diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommLookAndFeel.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommLookAndFeel.java
index d12a8a60e..7e8597d59 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommLookAndFeel.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommLookAndFeel.java
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ protected void initClassDefaults(UIDefaults table) {
                 "MenuUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommMenuUI",
                 "ToolBarSeparatorUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommToolBarSeparatorUI",
                 "TabbedPaneUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommTabbedPaneUI",
-                "ToolTipUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommToolTipUI"
+                "ToolTipUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommToolTipUI",
+                "TextAreaUI", lfPackageName + "SIPCommTextAreaUI"
         };
         table.putDefaults(uiDefaults);
     }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommTextAreaUI.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommTextAreaUI.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dc83f3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/lookandfeel/SIPCommTextAreaUI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.lookandfeel;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
+import javax.swing.plaf.ComponentUI;
+import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextAreaUI;
+
+import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.utils.AntialiasingManager;
+
+/**
+ * SIPCommTextAreaUI implementation.
+ * 
+ * @author Yana Stamcheva
+ */
+public class SIPCommTextAreaUI extends BasicTextAreaUI {
+
+    public static ComponentUI createUI(JComponent c) {
+        return new SIPCommTextAreaUI();
+    }
+    
+    protected void paintSafely(Graphics g) {
+        AntialiasingManager.activateAntialiasing(g);
+        super.paintSafely(g);        
+    }
+}