diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
index 10d83fac50..004ec9159e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
@@ -800,12 +800,6 @@ final class _WP_Editors {
 			var init, edId, qtId, firstInit, override,
 				loadMCE = typeof getUserSetting !== 'undefined' ? getUserSetting( 'editor' ) === 'tinymce' : true;
 
-			if ( typeof quicktags !== 'undefined' ) {
-				for ( qtId in tinyMCEPreInit.qtInit ) {
-					try { quicktags( tinyMCEPreInit.qtInit[qtId] ); } catch(e){};
-				}
-			}
-
 			if ( typeof tinymce !== 'undefined' ) {
 				for ( edId in tinyMCEPreInit.mceInit ) {
 					if ( firstInit ) {
@@ -818,11 +812,29 @@ final class _WP_Editors {
 					override = override || ! tinyMCEPreInit.qtInit.hasOwnProperty( edId );
 
 					if ( ( loadMCE || override ) && ! init.wp_skip_init ) {
-						try { tinymce.init( init ); } catch(e){}
+						try {
+							tinymce.init( init );
+
+							if ( ! window.wpActiveEditor ) {
+								window.wpActiveEditor = edId;
+							}
+						} catch(e){}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 
+			if ( typeof quicktags !== 'undefined' ) {
+				for ( qtId in tinyMCEPreInit.qtInit ) {
+					try {
+						quicktags( tinyMCEPreInit.qtInit[qtId] );
+
+						if ( ! window.wpActiveEditor ) {
+							window.wpActiveEditor = qtId;
+						}
+					} catch(e){};
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ( typeof jQuery !== 'undefined' ) {
 				jQuery('.wp-editor-wrap').on( 'click.wp-editor', function() {
 					if ( this.id ) {