diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_edit.mako
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                   </div>
                   <div class="editor_container">
                       <pre id="editor_pre"></pre>
-                      <textarea id="editor_${h.FID('f',file.path)}" name="content" >${file.content}</textarea>
+                      <textarea id="editor_${h.FID('f',file.path)}" name="content" >${file.str_content}</textarea>
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <input type="hidden" name="__end__" />
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_show.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_show.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_show.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/gist_show.mako
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
                         <div class="pull-right buttons">
                           ## only owner should see that
-                          <a href="#copySource" onclick="return false;" class="btn btn-mini icon-clipboard no-grey clipboard-action" data-clipboard-text="${c.files[0].content}">${_('Copy content')}</a>
+                          <a href="#copySource" onclick="return false;" class="btn btn-mini icon-clipboard no-grey clipboard-action" data-clipboard-text="${c.files[0].str_content}">${_('Copy content')}</a>
 
                           %if c.is_super_admin or c.gist.gist_owner == c.rhodecode_user.user_id:
                           ${h.link_to(_('Edit'), h.route_path('gist_edit', gist_id=c.gist.gist_access_id), class_="btn btn-mini")}