diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MarkdownPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MarkdownPropertyEditor.cs
index 540f977205..bc9258c5e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MarkdownPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/MarkdownPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 {
-    [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.MarkdownEditorAlias, "Markdown editor", "markdowneditor")]
+    [PropertyEditor(Constants.PropertyEditors.MarkdownEditorAlias, "Markdown editor", "markdowneditor", ValueType = "TEXT")]
     public class MarkdownPropertyEditor : PropertyEditor
     {
         protected override PreValueEditor CreatePreValueEditor()