diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 34fa909c0..4b35dadc0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.10.2
+ - fixed #11884: Editing Templates impossible / Code editor not loaded
 
 7.10.1
  - fixed #11851: Story Topic: top story variables should be available all the time
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
index 9ecc69164..e262fec87 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Renders a code area field.
 sub toHtml {
     my $self = shift;
 
+    $self->headTags;
     my $value = encode_entities( $self->fixMacros($self->fixTags($self->fixSpecialCharacters(scalar $self->getOriginalValue))) );
     my $width = $self->get('width') || 400;
     my $height = $self->get('height') || 150;