diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.cpp
index 03da4bdd2fd..74cd21137f7 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.cpp
@@ -149,4 +149,10 @@ const QString &ConsoleItem::text() const
     return m_text;
 }
 
+QString ConsoleItem::expression() const
+{
+    QString text = m_text;
+    return text.remove(QChar(0x200b));  // ZERO WIDTH SPACE
+}
+
 } // QmlJS
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.h b/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.h
index 4ad952ec1b0..952afc06f7d 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/consoleitem.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     int childNumber() const;
     void setText(const QString &text);
     const QString &text() const;
+    QString expression() const;
 
 private:
     ConsoleItem *m_parentItem;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleedit.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleedit.cpp
index 7c13b0bc67d..22c96098862 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleedit.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleedit.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ void QmlConsoleEdit::handleUpKey()
             if (ConsoleItem::InputType == (ConsoleItem::ItemType)model->data(
                         index, QmlConsoleItemModel::TypeRole).toInt()) {
                 m_historyIndex = index;
-                replaceCurrentScript(model->data(index, Qt::DisplayRole).toString());
+                replaceCurrentScript(
+                            model->data(index, QmlConsoleItemModel::ExpressionRole).toString());
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -232,10 +233,12 @@ void QmlConsoleEdit::handleDownKey()
             if (ConsoleItem::InputType == (ConsoleItem::ItemType)model->data(
                         index, QmlConsoleItemModel::TypeRole).toInt()) {
                 m_historyIndex = index;
-                if (currentRow == model->rowCount() - 1)
+                if (currentRow == model->rowCount() - 1) {
                     replaceCurrentScript(m_cachedScript);
-                else
-                    replaceCurrentScript(model->data(index, Qt::DisplayRole).toString());
+                } else {
+                    replaceCurrentScript(
+                                model->data(index, QmlConsoleItemModel::ExpressionRole).toString());
+                }
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemdelegate.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemdelegate.cpp
index 57435986dfd..c02f00e708b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void QmlConsoleItemDelegate::setEditorData(QWidget *editor,
                                            const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     QmlConsoleEdit *edtr = qobject_cast<QmlConsoleEdit *>(editor);
-    edtr->insertPlainText(index.data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString());
+    edtr->insertPlainText(index.data(QmlConsoleItemModel::ExpressionRole).toString());
 }
 
 void QmlConsoleItemDelegate::setModelData(QWidget *editor,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.cpp
index a18fd5d11bc..a445d062d8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ QVariant QmlConsoleItemModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         return item->file;
     else if (role == QmlConsoleItemModel::LineRole)
         return item->line;
+    else if (role == QmlConsoleItemModel::ExpressionRole)
+        return item->expression();
     else
         return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.h
index 5cc4f6787f4..ff55b9917d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleitemmodel.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class QmlConsoleItemModel : public QAbstractItemModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    enum Roles { TypeRole = Qt::UserRole, FileRole, LineRole };
+    enum Roles { TypeRole = Qt::UserRole, FileRole, LineRole, ExpressionRole };
 
     explicit QmlConsoleItemModel(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~QmlConsoleItemModel();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
index 4e22626a2cc..50d45b1c283 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void QmlConsoleView::copyToClipboard(const QModelIndex &index)
     if (!index.isValid())
         return;
 
-    QString contents = model()->data(index).toString();
+    QString contents = model()->data(index, QmlConsoleItemModel::ExpressionRole).toString();
     // See if we have file and line Info
     QString filePath = model()->data(index, QmlConsoleItemModel::FileRole).toString();
     if (!filePath.isEmpty()) {