diff --git a/src/commands/view/SelectComponent.js b/src/commands/view/SelectComponent.js
index 7cee88621..aab4516a1 100644
--- a/src/commands/view/SelectComponent.js
+++ b/src/commands/view/SelectComponent.js
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ export default {
         this.toolbar = new Toolbar(toolbar);
         var toolbarView = new ToolbarView({
           collection: this.toolbar,
-          editor: this.editor
+          editor: this.editor,
+          em
         });
         toolbarEl.appendChild(toolbarView.render().el);
       }
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
index 853fffabe..e4291e6cf 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default ComponentView.extend({
       }
     }
 
-    this.rteEnabled = 1;
     this.toggleEvents(1);
   },
 
@@ -67,17 +66,34 @@ export default ComponentView.extend({
       this.syncContent();
     }
 
-    this.rteEnabled = 0;
     this.toggleEvents();
   },
 
+  /**
+   * get content from RTE
+   * @return string
+   */
+  getContent() {
+    const { rte } = this;
+    const { activeRte } = rte || {};
+    let content = '';
+
+    if (activeRte && typeof activeRte.getContent === 'function') {
+      content = activeRte.getContent();
+    } else {
+      content = this.getChildrenContainer().innerHTML;
+    }
+
+    return content;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Merge content from the DOM to the model
    */
   syncContent(opts = {}) {
     const { model, rte, rteEnabled } = this;
     if (!rteEnabled && !opts.force) return;
-    const content = this.getChildrenContainer().innerHTML;
+    const content = this.getContent();
     const comps = model.components();
     const contentOpt = { fromDisable: 1, ...opts };
     comps.length && comps.reset(null, opts);
@@ -141,14 +157,17 @@ export default ComponentView.extend({
    * @param {Boolean} enable
    */
   toggleEvents(enable) {
-    var method = enable ? 'on' : 'off';
+    const { em } = this;
     const mixins = { on, off };
-    this.em.setEditing(enable);
+    const method = enable ? 'on' : 'off';
+    em.setEditing(enable);
+    this.rteEnabled = !!enable;
 
     // The ownerDocument is from the frame
     var elDocs = [this.el.ownerDocument, document];
     mixins.off(elDocs, 'mousedown', this.disableEditing);
     mixins[method](elDocs, 'mousedown', this.disableEditing);
+    em[method]('toolbar:run:before', this.disableEditing);
 
     // Avoid closing edit mode on component click
     this.$el.off('mousedown', this.disablePropagation);
@@ -161,8 +180,9 @@ export default ComponentView.extend({
 
       while (el) {
         el.draggable = enable ? !1 : !0;
+        // Note: el.parentNode is sometimes null here
         el = el.parentNode;
-        el.tagName == 'BODY' && (el = 0);
+        el && el.tagName == 'BODY' && (el = 0);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarButtonView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarButtonView.js
index 164302e3f..21d7dd9d6 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarButtonView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarButtonView.js
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ export default Backbone.View.extend({
     return this.model.get('attributes');
   },
 
-  initialize(opts) {
-    this.editor = opts.config.editor;
+  initialize(opts = {}) {
+    const { config = {} } = opts;
+    this.em = config.em;
+    this.editor = config.editor;
   },
 
   handleClick(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     event.stopPropagation();
+    const { em } = this;
+    em.trigger('toolbar:run:before');
     this.execCommand(event);
   },
 
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarView.js
index ff920b8b0..d786e1416 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ToolbarView.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import ToolbarButtonView from './ToolbarButtonView';
 export default DomainViews.extend({
   itemView: ToolbarButtonView,
 
-  initialize(opts) {
-    this.config = { editor: opts.editor || '' };
+  initialize(opts = {}) {
+    this.config = { editor: opts.editor || '', em: opts.em };
     this.listenTo(this.collection, 'reset', this.render);
   }
 });