diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_htmlarea.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_htmlarea.inc.php
index 5075f6a988..0909faa98c 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_htmlarea.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_widget_htmlarea.inc.php
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ class etemplate_widget_htmlarea extends etemplate_widget
 		{
 			$value = self::get_array($content, $form_name);
 			$valid =& self::get_array($validated, $form_name, true);
-
-			$valid = html::purify($value);
+			$valid = html::purify($value,($this->attrs['validation_rules']?$this->attrs['validation_rules']:null));
 		}
 	}
 }