diff --git a/course/modlib.php b/course/modlib.php
index ab0c7a6c091..74e0c27a173 100644
--- a/course/modlib.php
+++ b/course/modlib.php
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ function add_moduleinfo($moduleinfo, $course, $mform = null) {
     // Update embedded links and save files.
     $modcontext = context_module::instance($moduleinfo->coursemodule);
     if (!empty($introeditor)) {
+        // This will respect a module that has set a value for intro in it's modname_add_instance() function.
+        $introeditor['text'] = $moduleinfo->intro;
+
         $moduleinfo->intro = file_save_draft_area_files($introeditor['itemid'], $modcontext->id,
                                                       'mod_'.$moduleinfo->modulename, 'intro', 0,
                                                       array('subdirs'=>true), $introeditor['text']);