diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
index a8fb05c2c5..8ab6d75c5d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     Multiselect,
     Label,
     RichTextField,
+    TextArea,
   } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import Dropzone from "components/common/Dropzone.svelte"
   import { capitalise } from "helpers"
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@
 {:else if type === "link"}
   <LinkedRowSelector bind:linkedRows={value} schema={meta} />
 {:else if type === "longform"}
-  <RichTextField {label} height="200px" bind:value />
+  {#if meta.useRichText}
+    <RichTextField {label} height="150px" bind:value />
+  {:else}
+    <TextArea {label} height="150px" bind:value />
+  {/if}
 {:else if type === "json"}
   <Label>{label}</Label>
   <Editor
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index 0d73f3d36d..edac352f8a 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 
   {#if canBeSearched && !external}
     <div>
-      <Label grey small>Search Indexes</Label>
+      <Label>Search Indexes</Label>
       <Toggle
         value={indexes[0] === field.name}
         disabled={indexes[1] === field.name}
@@ -394,6 +394,19 @@
       label="Options (one per line)"
       bind:values={field.constraints.inclusion}
     />
+  {:else if field.type === "longform"}
+    <div>
+      <Label
+        size="M"
+        tooltip="Rich text includes support for images, links, tables, lists and more"
+      >
+        Formatting
+      </Label>
+      <Toggle
+        bind:value={field.useRichText}
+        text="Enable rich text support (markdown)"
+      />
+    </div>
   {:else if field.type === "array"}
     <ValuesList
       label="Options (one per line)"