diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 233aebd..f584e8f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [features]
 default = ["crossterm"]
+crossterm = ["dep:crossterm", "tui/crossterm"]
+termion = ["dep:termion", "tui/termion"]
 
 [dependencies]
 crossterm = { version = "0.23", optional = true }
 termion = { version = "1.5", optional = true }
-tui = "0.18"
+tui = { version = "0.18", default-features = false }
 
 [[example]]
 name = "minimal"
 required-features = ["crossterm"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "termion"
+required-features = ["termion"]
diff --git a/examples/termion.rs b/examples/termion.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c74264d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/termion.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::io;
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use termion::event::Key;
+use termion::input::{MouseTerminal, TermRead};
+use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
+use termion::screen::AlternateScreen;
+use tui::backend::TermionBackend;
+use tui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout};
+use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
+use tui::Terminal;
+use tui_textarea::TextArea;
+
+enum Event {
+    Key(Key),
+    Tick,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let stdout = io::stdout().into_raw_mode()?;
+    let stdout = MouseTerminal::from(stdout);
+    let stdout = AlternateScreen::from(stdout);
+    let backend = TermionBackend::new(stdout);
+    let mut term = Terminal::new(backend)?;
+
+    let events = {
+        let keys = io::stdin().keys();
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        let keys_tx = tx.clone();
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            for key in keys.flatten() {
+                keys_tx.send(Event::Key(key)).unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+        thread::spawn(move || loop {
+            tx.send(Event::Tick).unwrap();
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        });
+        rx
+    };
+
+    let mut textarea = TextArea::default();
+    textarea.set_block(Block::default().borders(Borders::ALL).title("EXAMPLE"));
+    let layout = Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+        .constraints([Constraint::Min(1)].as_ref());
+
+    loop {
+        match events.recv()? {
+            Event::Key(Key::Esc) => break,
+            Event::Key(key) => textarea.input(key),
+            Event::Tick => {}
+        }
+        term.draw(|f| {
+            let chunks = layout.split(f.size());
+            let widget = textarea.widget();
+            f.render_widget(widget, chunks[0]);
+        })?;
+    }
+
+    println!("Lines: {:?}", textarea.lines());
+    Ok(())
+}