diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8b0cb5a90..125dc10ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 + [lang] Spanish update, thanks to Daniel Hinostroza
 - bug #2724844 Add Fields: Add index is missing quotes
   thanks to Luke Armstrong
+- bug #2740550 [interface] Using textarea CharEditing drops default values
 
 3.1.3.1 (2009-03-24)
 - [security] HTTP Response Splitting and file inclusion vulnerabilities 
diff --git a/tbl_change.php b/tbl_change.php
index 43d20746c..874cc7f1c 100644
--- a/tbl_change.php
+++ b/tbl_change.php
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ foreach ($rows as $row_id => $vrow) {
                 $special_chars = htmlspecialchars($field['Default']);
             }
             $backup_field  = '';
+            $special_chars_encoded = PMA_duplicateFirstNewline($special_chars);
         }
 
         $idindex  = ($o_rows * $fields_cnt) + $i + 1;