diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/field_html.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/field_html.js
index 1141fa4c3d4..7fb13dbb6fa 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/field_html.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/field_html.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ var FieldHtml = basic_fields.DebouncedField.extend(TranslatableFieldMixin, {
         }
         var _super = this._super.bind(this);
         this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.clean();
+        this._setValue(this._getValue());
         return this.wysiwyg.saveModifiedImages(this.$content).then(async () => {
             await this.wysiwyg.preSavePromise;
             this._isDirty = this.wysiwyg.isDirty();