diff --git a/inc/field/textareafield.class.php b/inc/field/textareafield.class.php
index 26613b5eb..0c7e9153a 100644
--- a/inc/field/textareafield.class.php
+++ b/inc/field/textareafield.class.php
@@ -149,14 +149,15 @@ public function getRenderedHtml($domain, $canEdit = true): string {
       $id           = $this->question->getID();
       $rand         = mt_rand();
       $fieldName    = 'formcreator_field_' . $id;
-      $value = $this->value;
+      // Translations are saved sanitized, so we need to sanitize initial value and unsanitize translated value
+      $defaultValue = Sanitizer::unsanitize(__(Sanitizer::sanitize($this->value), $domain));
       $html = '';
       $form = PluginFormcreatorForm::getByItem($this->getQuestion());
       $html .= Html::textarea([
          'name'              => $fieldName,
          'editor_id'         => "$fieldName$rand",
          'rand'              => $rand,
-         'value'             => $value,
+         'value'             => $defaultValue,
          'rows'              => 5,
          'display'           => false,
          'enable_richtext'   => true,
diff --git a/tests/3-unit/GlpiPlugin/Formcreator/Field/TextareaField.php b/tests/3-unit/GlpiPlugin/Formcreator/Field/TextareaField.php
index 813346869..a7a906555 100644
--- a/tests/3-unit/GlpiPlugin/Formcreator/Field/TextareaField.php
+++ b/tests/3-unit/GlpiPlugin/Formcreator/Field/TextareaField.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 namespace GlpiPlugin\Formcreator\Field\tests\units;
 use GlpiPlugin\Formcreator\Tests\CommonTestCase;
 use PluginFormcreatorFormAnswer;
-use Glpi\Toolbox\Sanitizer;
 
 class TextareaField extends CommonTestCase {
    public function testGetName() {