diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
index 1bd7af251..4488f86c0 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -2788,7 +2788,13 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
         editExpression: function(options) { showTypeEditor("_expression", options) },
         editJSON: function(options) { showTypeEditor("_json", options) },
         editMarkdown: function(options) { showTypeEditor("_markdown", options) },
-        editText: function(options) { showTypeEditor("_text", options) },
+        editText: function(options) {
+            if (options.mode == "markdown") {
+                showTypeEditor("_markdown", options)
+            } else {
+                showTypeEditor("_text", options)
+            }
+        },
         editBuffer: function(options) { showTypeEditor("_buffer", options) },
         buildEditForm: buildEditForm,
         validateNode: validateNode,