diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
index e4ba3e1c..3f0cb9dc 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
@@ -268,11 +268,14 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
             tempStyle = text.style.cssText;
 
         text.style.cssText =
-            "position:fixed; z-index:100000;" + //"background:rgba(250, 0, 0, 0.3); opacity:1;" +
+            "position:fixed; z-index:100000;" + 
+            (useragent.isIE ? "background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); opacity:0.1;" : "") + //"background:rgba(250, 0, 0, 0.3); opacity:1;" +
             "left:" + (e.clientX - 2) + "px; top:" + (e.clientY - 2) + "px;";
 
         if (host.selection.isEmpty())
             text.value = "";
+        else
+            reset(true);
 
         if (e.type != "mousedown")
             return;
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
             host.renderer.$keepTextAreaAtCursor = null;
 
         // on windows context menu is opened after mouseup
-        if (useragent.isGecko && useragent.isWin)
+        if (useragent.isWin && (useragent.isGecko || useragent.isIE))
             event.capture(host.container, function(e) {
                 text.style.left = e.clientX - 2 + "px";
                 text.style.top = e.clientY - 2 + "px";