diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index acb11e389b..7519675e19 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4278 reCaptcha re-login requires double effort
 - bug #4324 Datepicker not showing up on insert page
 - bug #3991 Problem selecting item in select boxes with the ENTER keystroke in some browsers
+- bug #4323 QueryWindow ignores CodeMirror
 
 4.1.9.0 (2014-03-06)
 - bug #4279 CTRL + up or down moves two fields (part one)
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 89ea7a2f8b..5bdacba37b 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -387,7 +387,12 @@ function confirmQuery(theForm1, sqlQuery1)
  */
 function checkSqlQuery(theForm)
 {
-    var sqlQuery = theForm.elements['sql_query'];
+    // get the textarea element containing the query
+    if (codemirror_editor) {
+        var sqlQuery = codemirror_editor.display.input;
+    } else {
+        var sqlQuery = theForm.elements['sql_query'];
+    }
     var isEmpty  = 1;
     var space_re = new RegExp('\\s+');
     if (typeof(theForm.elements['sql_file']) != 'undefined' &&