diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index 549d6eb4be7..a8e3c8d37b1 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -269,13 +269,15 @@
             <t t-call="website_forum.header">
                 <h3>Edit answer</h3>
                 <form t-attf-action="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/question/saveanswer/" method="post" role="form">
-                    <textarea name="answer_content" required="True" value="content" class="form-control" id="textarea_ckeditor"/>
+                    <textarea name="answer_content" required="True" value="content" class="form-control" id="textarea_ckeditor">
+                        <t t-esc="post_answer.content"/>
+                    </textarea>
                     <input name="post_id" t-att-value="post.id" type="hidden"/>
                     <input name="answer_id" t-att-value="post_answer.id" type="hidden"/>
                     <button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Save</button>
                 </form>
                 <script type="text/javascript">
-                    CKEDITOR.replace("textarea_ckeditor");
+                    CKEDITOR.replace("answer_content");
                 </script>
             </t>
         </template>