diff --git a/lib/form/templates/editor_textarea.mustache b/lib/form/templates/editor_textarea.mustache
index 1be771b7310..f3fa419e464 100644
--- a/lib/form/templates/editor_textarea.mustache
+++ b/lib/form/templates/editor_textarea.mustache
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 <div>
     {{#hasformats}}
         <label for="menu{{name}}format" class="visually-hidden">{{formatlabel}}</label>
-        <select name="{{name}}[format]" id="menu{{name}}format" class="form-select">
+        <select name="{{name}}[format]" id="menu{{name}}format" class="form-select" data-fieldtype="text">
         {{#formats}}
             <option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}}>{{text}}</option>
         {{/formats}}