diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index 08c550a5ea..d0ef3858f0 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         // inside an inactive tabs
         this.tinymce.then(function () {
             self.set_value(self.htmlNode.val());
+            self.resetDirty();
             if (self.editor && self.editor.editorContainer) {
                 self.editor.formatter.toggle(egw.preference('rte_formatblock', 'common'));
                 jQuery(self.editor.editorContainer).height(self.options.height);
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
index 15a96068b1..6b53718029 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class et2_htmlarea extends et2_editableWidget implements et2_IResizeable
 		// inside an inactive tabs
 		this.tinymce.then(function() {
 			self.set_value(self.htmlNode.val());
+			self.resetDirty();
 			if (self.editor && self.editor.editorContainer)
 			{
 				self.editor.formatter.toggle(<string><unknown>egw.preference('rte_formatblock', 'common'));