diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fccdb723..998e9afbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - `lv_tileview`: fix if not the {0;0} tile is created first
 - `lv_debug`: restructure to allow asserting in from `lv_misc` too
 - add assert if `_lv_mem_buf_get()` fails
+- `lv_textarea`: fix character delete in password mode
 
 ## v7.0.1 (01.06.2020)
 
diff --git a/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c b/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
index 2a5b8a6f0..ad8c488f6 100644
--- a/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
+++ b/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void lv_textarea_del_char(lv_obj_t * ta)
 
     if(ext->pwd_mode != 0) {
         uint32_t byte_pos = _lv_txt_encoded_get_byte_id(ext->pwd_tmp, ext->cursor.pos - 1);
-        _lv_txt_cut(ext->pwd_tmp, ext->cursor.pos - 1, _lv_txt_encoded_size(&label_txt[byte_pos]));
+        _lv_txt_cut(ext->pwd_tmp, ext->cursor.pos - 1, _lv_txt_encoded_size(&ext->pwd_tmp[byte_pos]));
 
         ext->pwd_tmp = lv_mem_realloc(ext->pwd_tmp, strlen(ext->pwd_tmp) + 1);
         LV_ASSERT_MEM(ext->pwd_tmp);