diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
index f5223e49d..0c6535443 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
@@ -78,17 +78,13 @@ export default ComponentView.extend({
    * @return string
    */
   getContent() {
-    const { rte } = this;
-    const { activeRte } = rte || {};
-    let content = '';
+    const { activeRte } = this;
+    const canGetRteContent =
+      activeRte && typeof activeRte.getContent === 'function';
 
-    if (activeRte && typeof activeRte.getContent === 'function') {
-      content = activeRte.getContent();
-    } else {
-      content = this.getChildrenContainer().innerHTML;
-    }
-
-    return content;
+    return canGetRteContent
+      ? activeRte.getContent()
+      : this.getChildrenContainer().innerHTML;
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/specs/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js b/test/specs/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
index 72f36f0a9..4a35fb63f 100644
--- a/test/specs/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
+++ b/test/specs/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
@@ -39,4 +39,38 @@ describe('ComponentTextView', () => {
     fixtures.appendChild(view.render().el);
     expect(view.el.innerHTML).toEqual('test');
   });
+
+  describe('.getContent', () => {
+    let fakeRte, fakeRteContent, fakeChildContainer;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fakeRteContent = 'fakeRteContent';
+
+      fakeRte = {
+        getContent: jest.fn(() => fakeRteContent)
+      };
+
+      fakeChildContainer = {
+        innerHTML: 'fakeChildInnerHTML'
+      };
+
+      spyOn(view, 'getChildrenContainer').and.returnValue(fakeChildContainer);
+    });
+
+    it('should get content from active RTE if available', () => {
+      view.activeRte = fakeRte;
+      expect(view.getContent()).toEqual(fakeRteContent);
+      expect(fakeRte.getContent).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should get child container's `innerHTML` if active RTE is not available or if it has no `getContent` function", () => {
+      expect(view.getContent()).toEqual(fakeChildContainer.innerHTML);
+
+      fakeRte.getContent = null;
+      view.activeRte = fakeRte;
+      expect(view.getContent()).toEqual(fakeChildContainer.innerHTML);
+
+      expect(view.getChildrenContainer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
 });