diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 1cc846196..54f5f836e 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1261,7 +1261,8 @@
       caretPos = ta.selectionStart;
       ta.value = ta.value.slice(0, caretPos) + text + ta.value.slice(ta.selectionEnd, ta.value.length);
       ta.focus();
-      return ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart = caretPos + text.length;
+      ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart = caretPos + text.length;
+      return qr.selected.com = ta.value;
     },
     fileDrop: function(e) {
       if (/TEXTAREA|INPUT/.test(e.target.nodeName)) return;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 0af547bb5..88a2f104a 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -931,6 +931,9 @@ qr =
     #move the caret to the end of the new quote
     ta.selectionEnd = ta.selectionStart = caretPos + text.length
 
+    # onchange event isn't triggered, save value
+    qr.selected.com = ta.value
+
   fileDrop: (e) ->
     return if /TEXTAREA|INPUT/.test e.target.nodeName
     e.preventDefault()