Steps to reproduce: Insert a SELECT element containing some OPTION, select it and open InsertSelect dialog. Expected: The SELECT to be loaded to the dialog and edited after closing it. Actual: The SELECT is not loaded and a new SELECT has been inserted when closing the dialog. Workaround: <telerik:RadEditor ID="RadEditor1" runat="server" RenderMode="Lightweight"> <Tools> <telerik:EditorToolGroup> <telerik:EditorTool Name="InsertFormSelect"></telerik:EditorTool> </telerik:EditorToolGroup> </Tools> <Content> <p>Test</p> </Content> </telerik:RadEditor> <script type="text/javascript"> var editorPrototype = Telerik.Web.UI.RadEditor.prototype; var getSelectedElement = editorPrototype.getSelectedElement; editorPrototype.getSelectedElement = function (range) { var selected = getSelectedElement.call(this, range); return selected && selected.nodeName == "OPTION" ? selected.parentNode : selected; }; </script>