diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/gollum.editor.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/gollum.editor.js
index 0d7fd77d..731f4b59 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/gollum.editor.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/gollum.editor.js
@@ -616,12 +616,20 @@
         }
         
         $field.val( fullStr.substring(0, selPos.start) + replaceText + 
-                    fullStr.substring(selPos.end));
+                    fullStr.substring(selPos.end) );
         $field[0].focus();
         
-        if ( selectNew && $field[0].setSelectionRange ) {
-          $field[0].setSelectionRange( selPos.start, 
-                                       selPos.start + replaceText.length ); 
+        if ( selectNew ) {
+          if ( $field[0].setSelectionRange ) {
+            $field[0].setSelectionRange( selPos.start, 
+                                         selPos.start + replaceText.length ); 
+          } else if ( $field[0].createTextRange ) {
+            var range = $field[0].createTextRange();
+            range.collapse( true );
+            range.moveEnd( 'character', selPos.start + replaceText.length );
+            range.moveStart( 'character', selPos.start );
+            range.select();
+          }
         }
         
         if ( scrollTop ) {