diff --git a/static/src/js/main.js b/static/src/js/main.js
index eb5ad2c3c3d06e16a2cc9f9114b34bf8e7089d1e..bd404c6a70bc3ec05fcfe74da89bd7568f45517a 100644
--- a/static/src/js/main.js
+++ b/static/src/js/main.js
@@ -3,3 +3,36 @@ window.jQuery = window.$ = require("jquery");
 require("bootstrap");
 
 require("../less/site.less");
+
+var loadEditors = function () {
+    var $editors = $(".modal-body textarea, #id_body, #id_comment, #id_message, #id_text, #id_abstract, #id_additional_notes, #id_content_override, #id_description, #id_biography");
+    $editors.each(function (i, el) {
+      var editorId = "markdown-editor-" + i,
+          reportDiv = $("<div>").attr("id", editorId),
+          setupEditor = function (editor, textarea) {
+              var session = editor.getSession();
+              editor.setTheme("ace/theme/tomorrow");
+              editor.$blockScrolling = Infinity;
+              editor.setOption("scrollPastEnd", true);
+              session.setMode("ace/mode/markdown");
+              session.setValue(textarea.val());
+              session.setUseWrapMode(true);
+              session.on('change', function(){
+                textarea.val(session.getValue());
+              });
+              editor.renderer.setShowGutter(false);
+              session.setTabSize(4);
+              session.setUseSoftTabs(true);
+          },
+          $formGroup = $(el).closest(".form-group"),
+          $textarea = $formGroup.find("textarea");
+      $formGroup.append(reportDiv);
+      setupEditor(ace.edit(editorId), $textarea);
+      console.log(i, el, $formGroup, $textarea);
+    });
+};
+
+
+$(function () {
+  loadEditors();
+});