diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index 2f1a3f6a..a6c10aa5 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 				"ext.templateData.images",
 				"ext.templateDataGenerator.data",
 				"jquery.uls.data",
+				"jquery.textSelection",
 				"ext.templateDataGenerator.ui.images"
 			],
 			"messages": [
diff --git a/modules/ext.templateDataGenerator.target.js b/modules/ext.templateDataGenerator.target.js
index df6f063b..a208f812 100644
--- a/modules/ext.templateDataGenerator.target.js
+++ b/modules/ext.templateDataGenerator.target.js
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ mw.TemplateData.TextareaTarget = function mwTemplateDataTextareaTarget( $textare
 OO.inheritClass( mw.TemplateData.TextareaTarget, mw.TemplateData.Target );
 
 mw.TemplateData.TextareaTarget.prototype.getWikitext = function () {
-	return this.$textarea.val();
+	return this.$textarea.textSelection( 'getContents' );
 };
 
 mw.TemplateData.TextareaTarget.prototype.setWikitext = function ( newWikitext ) {
-	this.$textarea.val( newWikitext );
+	this.$textarea.textSelection( 'setContents', newWikitext );
 };
 
 /* global ve */