diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/ReadOnlyTextRepresentation.css b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/ReadOnlyTextRepresentation.css
index 48fdb8a35a..724db970bf 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/ReadOnlyTextRepresentation.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/ReadOnlyTextRepresentation.css
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     padding: 15px;
     background-color: var(--accented-background-color);
     min-height: 100px;
+    user-select: text;
 }
 
 .text-representation-meta {