diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
index 03d710bb20..57ab753e20 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 				"MarkdownPreviewUrl" (print .Repository.Link "/markup")
 				"MarkdownPreviewContext" .RepoLink
 				"TextareaName" "content"
+				"TextareaContent" $content
 			)}}
 
 			<div class="field">