diff --git a/browser/src/layer/marker/A11yTextInput.js b/browser/src/layer/marker/A11yTextInput.js
index 970ce25a1ccd..018a6ff83340 100644
--- a/browser/src/layer/marker/A11yTextInput.js
+++ b/browser/src/layer/marker/A11yTextInput.js
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ L.A11yTextInput = L.TextInput.extend({
 		this._log('onAccessibilitySelectionChanged: cell: ' + cell + ', action: ' + action + ', name: ' + name);
 		if (this._timeoutForA11yDescription)
 			clearTimeout(this._timeoutForA11yDescription);
-		this._emptyArea();
+		if (!this._isFormula())
+			this._emptyArea();
 		var eventDescription = '';
 		if (action === 'create' || action === 'add') {
 			this._hasAnySelection = true;
diff --git a/browser/src/map/Map.js b/browser/src/map/Map.js
index 486f8498415a..76708fcd3a8f 100644
--- a/browser/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/browser/src/map/Map.js
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ L.Map = L.Evented.extend({
 
 	initTextInput: function(docType) {
 		var hasAccessibilitySupport = window.enableAccessibility && this._accessibilityState;
-		hasAccessibilitySupport = hasAccessibilitySupport && (docType === 'text' || docType === 'presentation');
+		hasAccessibilitySupport = hasAccessibilitySupport &&
+			(docType === 'text' || docType === 'presentation'|| docType === 'spreadsheet');
 		this._textInput = hasAccessibilitySupport ? L.a11yTextInput() : L.textInput();
 		this.addLayer(this._textInput);
 	},