diff --git a/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css b/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
index fd816f49..9a7d4df1 100644
--- a/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
+++ b/assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
   border: none;
 }
 
+.aksrt-submit-editor-wrap textarea.wp-editor-area {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
 .aksrt-submit-editor-wrap .mce-toolbar-grp {
   background: var(--surface-1, #fff);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line, #eceff4);
diff --git a/assets/js/front-submit.js b/assets/js/front-submit.js
index ae62eeed..44678fca 100644
--- a/assets/js/front-submit.js
+++ b/assets/js/front-submit.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
       if (!this.form) {
         return;
       }
+      this.hydrateEditor();
       this.bindDirty();
       this.bindAutoHeight();
       this.bindSubmitButtons();
@@ -113,6 +114,59 @@
       this.loadFeaturedFromDom();
     },
 
+    hydrateEditor: function () {
+      var snapshot = document.getElementById('aksrt-initial-post-content');
+      var textarea = qs('#post_content') || qs('[name="post_content"]');
+      var initialContent = snapshot ? snapshot.value : textarea ? textarea.value : '';
+      if (!initialContent) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      var fallbackToTextEditor = function () {
+        if (window.switchEditors && typeof window.switchEditors.go === 'function') {
+          window.switchEditors.go('post_content', 'html');
+        }
+        if (textarea) {
+          textarea.value = initialContent;
+          textarea.style.opacity = '1';
+          textarea.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+      };
+
+      var attempts = 0;
+      var restore = function () {
+        var editor = window.tinymce && window.tinymce.get('post_content');
+        if (!editor) {
+          attempts += 1;
+          if (attempts < 20) {
+            setTimeout(restore, 250);
+          } else {
+            fallbackToTextEditor();
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
+        var hydrate = function () {
+          var current = editor.getContent({ format: 'raw' });
+          if (!current || !current.trim()) {
+            editor.setContent(initialContent);
+            editor.save();
+          }
+          if (!editor.getContent({ format: 'raw' }).trim()) {
+            fallbackToTextEditor();
+          }
+        };
+
+        if (editor.initialized) {
+          hydrate();
+        } else {
+          editor.on('init', hydrate);
+        }
+      };
+
+      restore();
+    },
+
     bindDirty: function () {
       var self = this;
       this.form.addEventListener('input', function () {
diff --git a/templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php b/templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php
index 4fcd347d..a3a170df 100644
--- a/templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php
+++ b/templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ $is_can_new = !empty($ctx['is_can_new']);
 		<?php else : ?>
 			<div class="aksrt-submit-editor-wrap">
 				<?php
+				$initial_content = (string) $ctx['current_content'];
+				if ($initial_content !== '') :
+					?>
+					<textarea id="aksrt-initial-post-content" hidden aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><?php echo esc_textarea($initial_content); ?></textarea>
+					<?php
+				endif;
 				$toolbar1 = 'formatselect,bold,italic,bullist,numlist,alignleft,aligncenter,alignright,link,blockquote,code,fullscreen';
 				$plugins  = 'paste,link,lists,fullscreen,wordpress,wplink,charmap';
 				$editor_settings = [
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ $is_can_new = !empty($ctx['is_can_new']);
 					'editor_height'  => wp_is_mobile() ? 460 : 470,
 					'media_buttons'  => false,
 					'default_editor' => 'tinymce',
-					'quicktags'      => false,
+					'quicktags'      => true,
 					'teeny'          => false,
 					'tinymce'        => [
 						'toolbar1'    => $toolbar1,
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ $is_can_new = !empty($ctx['is_can_new']);
 						'placeholder' => (string) ($settings['content_placeholder'] ?? ''),
 					],
 				];
-				wp_editor((string) $ctx['current_content'], 'post_content', $editor_settings);
+				wp_editor($initial_content, 'post_content', $editor_settings);
 				?>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/tests/widget-system/front-submit-editor-contract.test.cjs b/tests/widget-system/front-submit-editor-contract.test.cjs
index bebe9a67..3da60f4c 100644
--- a/tests/widget-system/front-submit-editor-contract.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/widget-system/front-submit-editor-contract.test.cjs
@@ -21,5 +21,19 @@ test('published post content reaches the front submit editor unchanged', () => {
   const editor = read('templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php');
 
   assert.match(context, /\$current_content\s*=\s*\$edit_post\s*\?\s*\$edit_post->post_content\s*:\s*'';/);
-  assert.match(editor, /wp_editor\(\(string\) \$ctx\['current_content'\], 'post_content', \$editor_settings\);/);
+  assert.match(editor, /\$initial_content\s*=\s*\(string\) \$ctx\['current_content'\]/);
+  assert.match(editor, /wp_editor\(\$initial_content, 'post_content', \$editor_settings\);/);
+});
+
+test('front submit restores published content when TinyMCE initializes empty', () => {
+  const editor = read('templates/parts/submit/editor-main.php');
+  const runtime = read('assets/js/front-submit.js');
+  const styles = read('assets/css/frontend/pages/submit.css');
+
+  assert.match(editor, /'quicktags'\s*=>\s*true/);
+  assert.match(editor, /id="aksrt-initial-post-content"/);
+  assert.match(runtime, /hydrateEditor:\s*function/);
+  assert.match(runtime, /editor\.setContent\(initialContent\)/);
+  assert.match(runtime, /switchEditors\.go\('post_content', 'html'\)/);
+  assert.match(styles, /textarea\.wp-editor-area\s*\{[^}]*opacity:\s*1/s);
 });