diff --git a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.html b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.html
index 0471c640a..6b1c37b8d 100644
--- a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.html
+++ b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.html
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ <h2>Focus</h2>
   (_blur)="onBlurEvent($event)"
 ></goa-input>
 
+<h2>Key Press</h2>
+<goa-input name="foo" (_keyPress)="onKeyPressEvent($event)"></goa-input>
+
 <h2>Prefix and Suffix</h2>
 <goa-input name="input" prefix="$"></goa-input>
 <goa-input name="input" suffix="items"></goa-input>
diff --git a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.ts b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.ts
index b85e2ba82..ed5db9a70 100644
--- a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.ts
+++ b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/input-component/input-component.component.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export class InputComponentComponent implements OnInit {
     console.log("on Blur Event: ", event.detail);
   }
 
+  onKeyPressEvent(event: any) {
+    console.log("on Key Press Event: ", event.detail);
+  }
+
   setDate(event: any) {
     const raw = event.detail.value;
     if (!raw) {
diff --git a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.html b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.html
index f89dbc7fd..d17f224a9 100644
--- a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.html
+++ b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.html
@@ -53,3 +53,10 @@ <h2>Reactive Binding - Disabled</h2>
   [formControl]="reactiveFormCtrl"
   [attr.disabled]="true"
 ></goa-textarea>
+
+<h2>On Key Press</h2>
+<goa-textarea
+  name="comment-basic"
+  (_keyPress)="onKeyPress($event)"
+  value="Initial value"
+></goa-textarea>
diff --git a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.ts b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.ts
index 41ba795da..37e3a50e4 100644
--- a/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.ts
+++ b/apps/angular-demo/src/app/text-area/text-area.component.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ export class TextAreaComponent {
   boundVal = "";
   reactiveFormCtrl = new FormControl();
 
-  constructor() {}
+  constructor() { }
 
   onChange(e: any) {
     console.log("changed", e.detail.name, e.detail.value);
   }
+
+  onKeyPress(e: any) {
+    console.log("changed", e.detail.name, e.detail.value, e.detail.key);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/react-demo/src/routes/input.tsx b/apps/react-demo/src/routes/input.tsx
index 170039236..5d266bccc 100644
--- a/apps/react-demo/src/routes/input.tsx
+++ b/apps/react-demo/src/routes/input.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export default function Input() {
     console.log("onBlur -> Name :: Value ===", _name, " :: ", value);
   }
 
+  function onKeyPressEvent(_name: string, value: string, key: string) {
+    console.log("onKeyPress -> Name :: Value :: Key ===", _name, " :: ", value, " :: ", key);
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <h4>Date with a min and max and Date values</h4>
@@ -121,6 +125,16 @@ export default function Input() {
         onBlur={onBlurChange}
       />
 
+
+      <h2>Key Press</h2>
+      <GoAInput
+        name=""
+        value=""
+        onChange={noop}
+        type="text"
+        onKeyPress={onKeyPressEvent}
+      />
+
       <h2>Prefix and Suffix</h2>
       <GoAInput name="input" value="" prefix="$" onChange={noop} />
       <GoAInput name="input" value="" suffix="items" onChange={noop} />
diff --git a/apps/react-demo/src/routes/textarea.tsx b/apps/react-demo/src/routes/textarea.tsx
index 0169bd4fa..b931737d6 100644
--- a/apps/react-demo/src/routes/textarea.tsx
+++ b/apps/react-demo/src/routes/textarea.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export default function TextArea() {
     console.log(name, value);
   }
 
+  function onKeyPress(name: string, value: string, key: string) {
+    setValue(value);
+    console.log(name, value, key);
+  }
+
   function onChange4(name: string, value: string) {
     setValue4(value);
     console.log(name, value);
@@ -95,6 +100,15 @@ export default function TextArea() {
         ml="xl"
         mr="2xl"
       />
+
+      <h2>on Key Press</h2>
+      <GoATextArea
+        rows={4}
+        name="comment"
+        value={value6}
+        onChange={onChange6}
+        onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
+      />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/libs/docs/src/components/common/Input.stories.mdx b/libs/docs/src/components/common/Input.stories.mdx
index 3a71b7001..88b5fa8f8 100644
--- a/libs/docs/src/components/common/Input.stories.mdx
+++ b/libs/docs/src/components/common/Input.stories.mdx
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ import { Meta, Story } from "@storybook/addon-docs";
     type="() => void"
     description="Function invoked when an element loses focus"
   />
+  <Prop
+    name="onKeyPress"
+    lang="react"
+    type="(name: string, value: string | Date | number, key: string) => void"
+    description="Function invoked when a key is pressed within an input element"
+  />
+  <Prop
+    name="_keyPress"
+    lang="angular"
+    type="() => void"
+    description="Function invoked when a key is pressed within an input element"
+  />
 </Props>
 
 <details>
diff --git a/libs/docs/src/components/common/TextArea.stories.mdx b/libs/docs/src/components/common/TextArea.stories.mdx
index 3c6bf8bb9..c2183492f 100644
--- a/libs/docs/src/components/common/TextArea.stories.mdx
+++ b/libs/docs/src/components/common/TextArea.stories.mdx
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ import { GoATextArea } from "@abgov/react-components";
     type="(name: string, value: string) => void"
     description="Event triggered on each input value change"
   />
+  <Prop
+    name="onKeyPress"
+    lang="react"
+    type="(name: string, value: string, key:string) => void"
+    description="Event triggered on each key press"
+  />
+  <Prop
+    name="_change"
+    lang="angular"
+    type="() => void"
+    description="Event triggered on each input value change"
+  />
+  <Prop
+    name="_keyPress"
+    lang="angular"
+    type="() => void"
+    description="Event triggered on each key press"
+  />
 </Props>
 
 <details>
diff --git a/libs/react-components/src/lib/input/input.tsx b/libs/react-components/src/lib/input/input.tsx
index 36df61eaf..527dbc7ee 100644
--- a/libs/react-components/src/lib/input/input.tsx
+++ b/libs/react-components/src/lib/input/input.tsx
@@ -93,46 +93,40 @@ interface BaseProps extends Margins {
   maxLength?: number;
 }
 
-type OnChange = (name: string, value: string) => void;
-type OnFocus = (name: string, value: string) => void;
-type OnBlur = (name: string, value: string) => void;
+type OnChange<T = string> = (name: string, value: T) => void;
+type OnFocus<T = string> = (name: string, value: T) => void;
+type OnBlur<T = string> = (name: string, value: T) => void;
+type OnKeyPress<T = string> = (name: string, value: T, key: string) => void;
 export interface GoAInputProps extends BaseProps {
-  onChange: OnChange;
+  onChange: OnChange<string>;
   value: string;
   min?: number | string;
   max?: number | string;
   step?: number;
-  onFocus?: OnFocus;
-  onBlur?: OnBlur;
+  onFocus?: OnFocus<string>;
+  onBlur?: OnBlur<string>;
+  onKeyPress?: OnKeyPress<string>;
 }
 
-// legacy
-export type InputProps = GoAInputProps;
-
-type OnNumberChange = (name: string, value: number) => void;
-type OnNumberFocus = (name: string, value: number) => void;
-type OnNumberBlur = (name: string, value: number) => void;
-export interface GoANumberInputProps extends BaseProps {
-  onChange: OnNumberChange;
+interface GoANumberInputProps extends BaseProps {
+  onChange: OnChange<number>;
   value: number;
   min?: number;
   max?: number;
   step?: number;
-  onFocus?: OnNumberFocus;
-  onBlur?: OnNumberBlur;
+  onFocus?: OnFocus<number>;
+  onBlur?: OnBlur<number>;
+  onKeyPress?: OnKeyPress<number>;
 }
-
-type OnDateChange = (name: string, value: GoADate) => void;
-type OnDateFocus = (name: string, value: GoADate) => void;
-type OnDateBlur = (name: string, value: GoADate) => void;
-export interface GoADateInputProps extends BaseProps {
-  onChange: OnDateChange;
+interface GoADateInputProps extends BaseProps {
+  onChange: OnChange<GoADate>;
   value: GoADate;
   min?: GoADate;
   max?: GoADate;
   step?: number;
-  onFocus?: OnDateFocus;
-  onBlur?: OnDateBlur;
+  onFocus?: OnFocus<GoADate>;
+  onBlur?: OnBlur<GoADate>;
+  onKeyPress?: OnKeyPress<GoADate>;
 }
 
 export function GoAInput({
@@ -169,6 +163,7 @@ export function GoAInput({
   onChange,
   onFocus,
   onBlur,
+  onKeyPress,
 }: GoAInputProps & { type?: GoAInputType }): JSX.Element {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -194,17 +189,24 @@ export function GoAInput({
       onBlur?.(name, value);
     };
 
+    const keypressListener = (e: unknown) => {
+      const { name, value, key } = (e as CustomEvent).detail;
+      onKeyPress?.(name, value, key);
+    }
+
     current.addEventListener("_change", changeListener);
     current.addEventListener("_trailingIconClick", clickListener);
     current.addEventListener("_focus", focusListener);
     current.addEventListener("_blur", blurListener);
+    current.addEventListener("_keyPress", keypressListener);
     return () => {
       current.removeEventListener("_change", changeListener);
       current.removeEventListener("_trailingIconClick", clickListener);
       current.removeEventListener("_focus", focusListener);
       current.removeEventListener("_blur", blurListener);
+      current.removeEventListener("_keyPress", keypressListener);
     };
-  }, [ref, onChange, onTrailingIconClick, onFocus, onBlur]);
+  }, [ref, onChange, onTrailingIconClick, onFocus, onBlur, onKeyPress]);
 
   return (
     <goa-input
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ export function GoAInput({
   );
 };
 
-const onDateChangeHandler = (onChange: OnDateChange) => {
+const onDateChangeHandler = (onChange: OnChange<GoADate>) => {
   return (name: string, value: string) => {
 
     if (!value) {
@@ -385,6 +387,9 @@ export function GoAInputNumber({
   const onBlur = (name: string, value: string) => {
     props.onBlur?.(name, parseInt(value));
   };
+  const onKeyPress = (name: string, value: string, key: string) => {
+    props.onKeyPress?.(name, parseInt(value), key);
+  };
   return (
     <GoAInput
       {...props}
@@ -395,6 +400,7 @@ export function GoAInputNumber({
       onFocus={onFocus}
       onBlur={onBlur}
       type="number"
+      onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/libs/react-components/src/lib/textarea/textarea.tsx b/libs/react-components/src/lib/textarea/textarea.tsx
index f70393829..8c647f46a 100644
--- a/libs/react-components/src/lib/textarea/textarea.tsx
+++ b/libs/react-components/src/lib/textarea/textarea.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface GoATextAreaProps extends Margins {
   testId?: string;
   ariaLabel?: string;
   onChange: (name: string, value: string) => void;
+  onKeyPress?: (name: string, value: string, key: string) => void;
 }
 
 export function GoATextArea({
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export function GoATextArea({
   mb,
   ml,
   onChange,
+  onKeyPress,
 }: GoATextAreaProps): JSX.Element {
   const el = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
 
@@ -70,9 +72,16 @@ export function GoATextArea({
       onChange(name, value);
     };
 
+    const keypressListener = (e: unknown) => {
+      const { name, value, key } = (e as CustomEvent).detail;
+      onKeyPress?.(name, value, key);
+    }
+
     current.addEventListener("_change", listener);
+    current.addEventListener("_keyPress", keypressListener);
     return () => {
       current.removeEventListener("_change", listener);
+      current.removeEventListener("_keyPress", listener);
     };
   }, [el, onChange]);
 
diff --git a/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.spec.ts b/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.spec.ts
index beea716e3..197bd133c 100644
--- a/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.spec.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ describe("GoAInput Component", () => {
     });
     const input = await findByTestId("input-test");
     const change = jest.fn();
+    const keypress = jest.fn();
 
     input.addEventListener("_change", (e: CustomEvent) => {
       expect(e.detail.name).toBe("test-name");
@@ -165,9 +166,17 @@ describe("GoAInput Component", () => {
       change();
     });
 
-    await fireEvent.keyUp(input, { target: { value: "foobar" } });
+    input.addEventListener("_keyPress", (e: CustomEvent) => {
+      expect(e.detail.name).toBe("test-name");
+      expect(e.detail.value).toBe("foobar");
+      expect(e.detail.key).toBe("r");
+      keypress();
+    });
+
+    await fireEvent.keyUp(input, { target: { value: "foobar" }, key: 'r' });
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(change).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(keypress).toBeCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.svelte b/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.svelte
index 94aaad16c..f1e3b198e 100644
--- a/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.svelte
+++ b/libs/web-components/src/components/input/Input.svelte
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
       );
     }, debounce);
 
+    input.dispatchEvent(
+      new CustomEvent("_keyPress", {
+        composed: true,
+        detail: { name, value: input.value, key: (e as KeyboardEvent).key }
+      }),
+    );
     value = input.value;
   }
 
diff --git a/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.spec.ts b/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.spec.ts
index 3830c2422..68776aefd 100644
--- a/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.spec.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,29 @@ describe("GoATextArea", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it("handles the keypress event", async () => {
+    const onKeyPress = jest.fn();
+    const result = render(GoATextArea, {
+      name: "name",
+      value: "foo",
+      testid: "keypress",
+    });
+
+    const textarea = result.queryByTestId("keypress");
+    textarea.addEventListener("_keyPress", (e: CustomEvent) => {
+      expect(e.detail.name).toBe("name");
+      expect(e.detail.value).toBe("foo");
+      expect(e.detail.key).toBe("o");
+      onKeyPress();
+    });
+
+    await fireEvent.keyUp(textarea, { target: { value: 'foo' }, key: "o" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onKeyPress).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    })
+  })
+
   it("can be disabled", async () => {
     const onChange = jest.fn();
     const result = render(GoATextArea, {
diff --git a/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.svelte b/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.svelte
index 38b5823fe..83e5781d4 100644
--- a/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.svelte
+++ b/libs/web-components/src/components/text-area/TextArea.svelte
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@
       );
     };
   }
+
+  function onKeyPress(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (_textAreaEl && !isDisabled) {
+      _textAreaEl.dispatchEvent(
+        new CustomEvent("_keyPress", {
+          composed: true,
+          detail: { name, value: value, key: e.key }
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <!-- HTML -->
@@ -68,6 +79,7 @@
     data-testid={testid}
     bind:this={_textAreaEl}
     bind:value={value}
+    on:keyup={onKeyPress}
   />
   {#if showCounter}
     {#if maxcharcount > 0}