diff --git a/src/core/xfa/template.js b/src/core/xfa/template.js
index 0909e187b..b6467ca3d 100644
--- a/src/core/xfa/template.js
+++ b/src/core/xfa/template.js
@@ -2396,7 +2396,9 @@ class Field extends XFAObject {
       if (this.ui.imageEdit) {
         ui.children.push(this.value[$toHTML]().html);
       } else if (!this.ui.button) {
-        const value = this.value[$toHTML]().html.value;
+        const value = this.value.exData
+          ? this.value.exData[$text]()
+          : this.value[$toHTML]().html.value;
         if (value) {
           if (ui.children[0].name === "textarea") {
             ui.children[0].attributes.textContent = value;