diff --git a/src/modal_dialog/main.js b/src/modal_dialog/main.js
index 02ed8d665..9ceb54043 100644
--- a/src/modal_dialog/main.js
+++ b/src/modal_dialog/main.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ define(function(require) {
 
       /**
        * Set content of the modal window
-       * @param {string} content Content
+       * @param {string|HTMLElement} content Content
        * @return {this}
        * @example
        * modal.setContent('<div>Some HTML content</div>');
diff --git a/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.js b/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.js
index 499165f6e..04ca9f629 100644
--- a/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.js
+++ b/src/modal_dialog/view/ModalView.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define(['backbone', 'text!./../template/modal.html'],
 			getContent: function(){
 				if(!this.$content)
 					this.$content	= this.$el.find('.'+this.pfx+'content #'+this.pfx+'c');
-				return this.$content.get(0);
+				return this.$content;
 			},
 
 			/**
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define(['backbone', 'text!./../template/modal.html'],
 			updateContent: function(){
 				var content = this.getContent();
 				if(content)
-					content.innerHTML = this.model.get('content');
+					content.html(this.model.get('content'));
 			},
 
 			/**
diff --git a/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js b/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
index 60eba5bd5..64f5dbe64 100644
--- a/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
+++ b/test/specs/modal/view/ModalView.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define([path + 'ModalView', 'ModalDialog/model/Modal'],
 
             it("Update content", function (){
               model.set('content', 'test');
-              view.getContent().innerHTML.should.equal('test');
+              view.getContent().get(0).innerHTML.should.equal('test');
             });
 
             it("Get title", function (){