diff --git a/common/content/hints.js b/common/content/hints.js
index 4bd50348..d4774167 100644
--- a/common/content/hints.js
+++ b/common/content/hints.js
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ var Hints = Module("hints", {
 
         options.add(["hinttags", "ht"],
             "XPath or CSS selector strings of hintable elements for Hints mode",
-            "stringlist", "input:not([type=hidden]),a[href],area,iframe,textarea,button,select," +
+            "stringlist", "a[href],area,button,iframe,input:not([type=hidden]),select,textarea," +
                           "[onclick],[onmouseover],[onmousedown],[onmouseup],[oncommand]," +
                           "[tabindex],[role=link],[role=button],[contenteditable=true]",
             {
diff --git a/common/locale/en-US/options.xml b/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
index d7dadf5a..36d10ad7 100644
--- a/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
+++ b/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
@@ -892,9 +892,9 @@
     <strut/>
     <spec>'hinttags' 'ht'</spec>
     <type>&option.hinttags.type;</type>
-    <default>a,area,button,iframe,input:not([type=hidden]),select,textarea,
+    <default>a[href],area,button,iframe,input:not([type=hidden]),select,textarea,
           [onclick],[onmouseover],[onmousedown],[onmouseup],[oncommand],
-          [tabindex],[role=link],[role=button]</default>
+          [tabindex],[role=link],[role=button],[contenteditable=true]</default>
     <description>
         <p>
             A list of CSS selectors or XPath expressions used to select elements