diff --git a/bueditor.inc b/bueditor.inc
index d4af194..66899df 100644
--- a/bueditor.inc
+++ b/bueditor.inc
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ function _bueditor_textarea($element, $form_state) {
   }
   $textareas[$element['#id']] = TRUE;
 
+  // Check if this field instance has text processing enabled (filtered text
+  // with text format selection).
+  if (isset($element['#entity_type']) && isset($element['#field_name']) && $element['#bundle']) {
+    $instance = field_info_instance($element['#entity_type'], $element['#field_name'], $element['#bundle']);
+    // If text processing is 0 (plain text), don't show the editor for this
+    // textarea (plain text format doesn't allow any html).
+    if (!empty($instance) && empty($instance['settings']['text_processing'])) {
+      return $element;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Get editors
   if (!isset($editors)) {
     $editors = bueditor_user_eids($GLOBALS['user']);