diff --git a/craft/src/panels/right/styles/GenericPropsEditor.tsx b/craft/src/panels/right/styles/GenericPropsEditor.tsx
index ddba296..ed0233b 100644
--- a/craft/src/panels/right/styles/GenericPropsEditor.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/panels/right/styles/GenericPropsEditor.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import {
   TEXT_COLORS,
   BG_COLORS,
@@ -17,12 +17,85 @@ import {
   useNodeProp,
 } from './shared';
 import { ArrayItemFieldsEditor } from './ArrayItemFields';
+import { Modal } from '../../../ui/Modal';
+import { CodeEditor } from '../../../ui/CodeEditor';
+
+/* ---------- "Edit HTML" modal for the HtmlBlock `code` prop ----------
+   `code` is raw HTML (potentially many lines, embedded <style>/<script>),
+   so it gets a dedicated syntax-highlighted CodeEditor in a modal instead
+   of falling into the generic single-line/textarea string-prop rendering
+   below (see GenericPropsEditor's SKIP of the `code` key). */
+const HtmlCodeField: React.FC<{ value: string; onChange: (v: string) => void }> = ({ value, onChange }) => {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  return (
+    <CollapsibleSection title="HTML Code">
+      <div style={sectionGap}>
+        <button
+          onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+          style={{
+            width: '100%', padding: '8px 12px', fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 600,
+            display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 6,
+            background: '#27272a', color: '#e4e4e7', border: '1px solid #3f3f46',
+            borderRadius: 6, cursor: 'pointer',
+          }}
+        >
+          <i className="fa fa-code" /> Edit HTML
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <Modal open={open} onClose={() => setOpen(false)} width="min(720px, 90vw)">
+        <div
+          style={{
+            background: 'var(--color-bg-surface)',
+            border: '1px solid var(--color-border)',
+            borderRadius: 12,
+            boxShadow: '0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)',
+            display: 'flex',
+            flexDirection: 'column',
+            overflow: 'hidden',
+          }}
+          onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+        >
+          <div style={{
+            display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between',
+            padding: '14px 16px', borderBottom: '1px solid var(--color-border)',
+          }}>
+            <div style={{ fontSize: 14, fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--color-text)' }}>Edit HTML</div>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+              style={{
+                width: 28, height: 28, display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center',
+                background: 'none', border: '1px solid var(--color-border)', borderRadius: 6,
+                color: 'var(--color-text-muted)', cursor: 'pointer', fontSize: 13,
+              }}
+            >
+              <i className="fa fa-times" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ padding: 16 }}>
+            <CodeEditor value={value} onChange={onChange} language="html" height={420} />
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ padding: '10px 16px', borderTop: '1px solid var(--color-border)', display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+              style={{
+                padding: '7px 20px', fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600,
+                background: 'var(--color-accent)', color: '#fff', border: 'none', borderRadius: 6, cursor: 'pointer',
+              }}
+            >
+              Done
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </Modal>
+    </CollapsibleSection>
+  );
+};
 
 /* ---------- SMART GENERIC PROPS EDITOR (Fallback) ---------- */
 export const GenericPropsEditor: React.FC<{ selectedId: string; nodeProps: Record<string, any>; typeName: string }> = ({
   selectedId, nodeProps, typeName,
 }) => {
-  const SKIP_PROPS = new Set(['style', 'children', 'cssId', 'cssClass']);
+  const SKIP_PROPS = new Set(['style', 'children', 'cssId', 'cssClass', 'code']);
 
   const { setProp: setPropValue, setPropStyle: setStyleValue } = useNodeProp(selectedId);
 
@@ -35,9 +108,15 @@ export const GenericPropsEditor: React.FC<{ selectedId: string; nodeProps: Recor
   const arrayProps = allProps.filter(([_, val]) => Array.isArray(val));
 
   const style = nodeProps.style || {};
+  const hasCodeProp = typeof nodeProps.code === 'string';
 
   return (
     <>
+      {/* Raw HTML (HtmlBlock's `code` prop) -- dedicated CodeEditor modal */}
+      {hasCodeProp && (
+        <HtmlCodeField value={nodeProps.code} onChange={(v) => setPropValue('code', v)} />
+      )}
+
       {/* String props */}
       {stringProps.length > 0 && (
         <CollapsibleSection title="Properties">
diff --git a/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.test.tsx b/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25ad93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import React from 'react';
+import { createRoot, Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { HeadCodeModal } from './HeadCodeModal';
+import { SiteDesignProvider, useSiteDesign } from '../../state/SiteDesignContext';
+
+/* ---------- DOM test harness -- same react-dom/client + `act` pattern used
+   throughout src/ui/*.test.tsx (no @testing-library/react in this repo). ---------- */
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+function render(ui: React.ReactElement) {
+  container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root = createRoot(container);
+    root.render(ui);
+  });
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (container) {
+    act(() => { root.unmount(); });
+    container.remove();
+  }
+  document.body.style.overflow = '';
+});
+
+// Exposes the current headCode so assertions can read it back after a
+// simulated edit -- CodeEditor writes through `updateDesign`, this just
+// surfaces the result.
+function Harness({ onReady }: { onReady: (headCode: string) => void }) {
+  const { design } = useSiteDesign();
+  onReady(design.headCode);
+  return null;
+}
+
+describe('HeadCodeModal', () => {
+  // HeadCodeModal portals its content to document.body (see the comment in
+  // HeadCodeModal.tsx), so the rendered DOM lives outside `container` --
+  // query document.body instead.
+
+  test('renders the CodeEditor (fallback textarea path) seeded with the current headCode', () => {
+    render(
+      <SiteDesignProvider>
+        <HeadCodeModal open onClose={vi.fn()} />
+      </SiteDesignProvider>,
+    );
+    // CodeMirror loads via async dynamic import (see CodeEditor.test.tsx);
+    // synchronously after mount the fallback textarea is what's live.
+    const textarea = document.body.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('[data-testid="code-editor-fallback"]');
+    expect(textarea).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(textarea!.value).toBe('');
+    expect(textarea!.dataset.language).toBe('html');
+  });
+
+  test('typing in the editor writes through to SiteDesignContext.headCode', () => {
+    let latestHeadCode = '';
+    render(
+      <SiteDesignProvider>
+        <HeadCodeModal open onClose={vi.fn()} />
+        <Harness onReady={(v) => { latestHeadCode = v; }} />
+      </SiteDesignProvider>,
+    );
+
+    const textarea = document.body.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('[data-testid="code-editor-fallback"]')!;
+    act(() => {
+      const setter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window.HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype, 'value')!.set!;
+      setter.call(textarea, '<meta name="x" content="y">');
+      textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(latestHeadCode).toBe('<meta name="x" content="y">');
+  });
+
+  test('does not render when closed', () => {
+    render(
+      <SiteDesignProvider>
+        <HeadCodeModal open={false} onClose={vi.fn()} />
+      </SiteDesignProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="code-editor-fallback"]')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.tsx b/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.tsx
index b73d2c7..2d1aee8 100644
--- a/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.tsx
+++ b/craft/src/panels/topbar/HeadCodeModal.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { useSiteDesign } from '../../state/SiteDesignContext';
 import { Modal } from '../../ui/Modal';
+import { CodeEditor } from '../../ui/CodeEditor';
 
 interface HeadCodeModalProps {
   open: boolean;
@@ -55,27 +56,15 @@ export const HeadCodeModal: React.FC<HeadCodeModalProps> = ({ open, onClose }) =
             Code added here will be injected into the <code style={{ background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)', padding: '1px 4px', borderRadius: 3, fontSize: 11 }}>&lt;head&gt;</code> of every page on your site. Use it for analytics, custom fonts, or global CSS.
           </div>
 
-          <textarea
-            value={design.headCode || ''}
-            onChange={(e) => updateDesign({ headCode: e.target.value })}
-            placeholder={"<!-- Google Analytics -->\n<script async src=\"https://...\"></script>\n\n<!-- Custom Fonts -->\n<link href=\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/...\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n  /* Global CSS overrides */\n  body { }\n</style>"}
-            style={{
-              flex: 1,
-              minHeight: 300,
-              padding: 14,
-              background: '#0d0d0f',
-              color: '#e4e4e7',
-              border: '1px solid #3f3f46',
-              borderRadius: 8,
-              fontFamily: 'Source Code Pro, Consolas, monospace',
-              fontSize: 13,
-              lineHeight: 1.6,
-              resize: 'vertical',
-              outline: 'none',
-              tabSize: 2,
-            }}
-            spellCheck={false}
-          />
+          <div style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 300 }}>
+            <CodeEditor
+              value={design.headCode || ''}
+              onChange={(code) => updateDesign({ headCode: code })}
+              language="html"
+              height="100%"
+              placeholder={"<!-- Google Analytics -->\n<script async src=\"https://...\"></script>\n\n<!-- Custom Fonts -->\n<link href=\"https://fonts.googleapis.com/...\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n  /* Global CSS overrides */\n  body { }\n</style>"}
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         {/* Footer */}
diff --git a/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.test.tsx b/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c8516f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import React from 'react';
+import { createRoot, Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { CodeEditor } from './CodeEditor';
+
+/* ---------- DOM test harness (no @testing-library/react in this repo; see
+   src/ui/AssetPicker.test.tsx / src/ui/Modal.test.tsx for the same
+   react-dom/client + react-dom/test-utils `act` pattern). ----------
+
+   CodeMirror is loaded via dynamic import() (see CodeEditor.tsx), which is
+   always async -- even for an already-resolved/cached module, `import()`
+   only settles on a later microtask. That means immediately after the
+   initial synchronous `act(() => root.render(...))` below, the component is
+   still in its 'loading' state and renders the <textarea> fallback. These
+   tests deliberately assert against that first-tick DOM (never awaiting
+   the CodeMirror promise), so they exercise exactly the fallback path a
+   real headless/offline environment would fall back to, deterministically
+   and without needing to mock @codemirror/*. */
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: Root;
+
+function render(ui: React.ReactElement) {
+  container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  act(() => {
+    root = createRoot(container);
+    root.render(ui);
+  });
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (container) {
+    act(() => { root.unmount(); });
+    container.remove();
+  }
+});
+
+function fallbackTextarea(): HTMLTextAreaElement {
+  const el = container.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('[data-testid="code-editor-fallback"]');
+  if (!el) throw new Error('fallback textarea not found');
+  return el;
+}
+
+describe('CodeEditor', () => {
+  test('shows the textarea fallback immediately (CodeMirror loads async)', () => {
+    render(<CodeEditor value="<p>hi</p>" onChange={vi.fn()} />);
+    const textarea = fallbackTextarea();
+    expect(textarea.value).toBe('<p>hi</p>');
+  });
+
+  test('the CodeMirror mount root is hidden while the fallback is showing', () => {
+    render(<CodeEditor value="" onChange={vi.fn()} />);
+    const cmRoot = container.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>('[data-testid="code-editor-cm-root"]');
+    expect(cmRoot?.style.display).toBe('none');
+  });
+
+  test('onChange fires with the new value when typing in the fallback textarea', () => {
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    render(<CodeEditor value="<p>hi</p>" onChange={onChange} />);
+    const textarea = fallbackTextarea();
+    act(() => {
+      const setter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window.HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype, 'value')!.set!;
+      setter.call(textarea, '<p>updated</p>');
+      textarea.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('<p>updated</p>');
+  });
+
+  test('accepts a language prop without throwing (html/css/javascript/auto)', () => {
+    for (const language of ['html', 'css', 'javascript', 'auto'] as const) {
+      expect(() => render(<CodeEditor value="" onChange={vi.fn()} language={language} />)).not.toThrow();
+      const textarea = fallbackTextarea();
+      expect(textarea.dataset.language).toBe(language);
+      act(() => { root.unmount(); });
+      container.remove();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('defaults to html language when none is passed', () => {
+    render(<CodeEditor value="" onChange={vi.fn()} />);
+    expect(fallbackTextarea().dataset.language).toBe('html');
+  });
+
+  test('respects a custom height', () => {
+    render(<CodeEditor value="" onChange={vi.fn()} height={480} />);
+    expect((container.firstElementChild as HTMLElement).style.height).toBe('480px');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.tsx b/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44ac16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/craft/src/ui/CodeEditor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { EditorView as EditorViewType } from '@codemirror/view';
+
+export type CodeEditorLanguage = 'html' | 'css' | 'javascript' | 'auto';
+
+export interface CodeEditorProps {
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  /** 'auto' behaves like 'html' -- the HTML language mode already highlights
+   *  embedded <script>/<style> blocks, which covers the common "auto" case
+   *  of mixed markup. */
+  language?: CodeEditorLanguage;
+  height?: number | string;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
+   Lazy-loaded CodeMirror 6.
+
+   All @codemirror/* packages are pulled in via dynamic import() so they
+   land in their own chunk(s) (see vite.config.ts chunkFileNames) instead of
+   bloating the main editor.js bundle -- most sessions never open a code
+   editor. The module set is fetched once (module-level promise, shared
+   across every CodeEditor instance on the page) and cached forever.
+
+   While the import is in flight -- or if it ever fails (offline, CDN
+   hiccup, an environment where CodeMirror can't mount e.g. some headless
+   test runners) -- callers get a plain <textarea> so editing never breaks,
+   just loses syntax highlighting/autocomplete.
+   ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+interface CmModules {
+  EditorState: typeof import('@codemirror/state').EditorState;
+  EditorView: typeof import('@codemirror/view').EditorView;
+  keymap: typeof import('@codemirror/view').keymap;
+  lineNumbers: typeof import('@codemirror/view').lineNumbers;
+  highlightActiveLine: typeof import('@codemirror/view').highlightActiveLine;
+  highlightActiveLineGutter: typeof import('@codemirror/view').highlightActiveLineGutter;
+  drawSelection: typeof import('@codemirror/view').drawSelection;
+  defaultKeymap: typeof import('@codemirror/commands').defaultKeymap;
+  history: typeof import('@codemirror/commands').history;
+  historyKeymap: typeof import('@codemirror/commands').historyKeymap;
+  indentWithTab: typeof import('@codemirror/commands').indentWithTab;
+  syntaxHighlighting: typeof import('@codemirror/language').syntaxHighlighting;
+  defaultHighlightStyle: typeof import('@codemirror/language').defaultHighlightStyle;
+  bracketMatching: typeof import('@codemirror/language').bracketMatching;
+  indentOnInput: typeof import('@codemirror/language').indentOnInput;
+  foldGutter: typeof import('@codemirror/language').foldGutter;
+  autocompletion: typeof import('@codemirror/autocomplete').autocompletion;
+  completionKeymap: typeof import('@codemirror/autocomplete').completionKeymap;
+  closeBrackets: typeof import('@codemirror/autocomplete').closeBrackets;
+  closeBracketsKeymap: typeof import('@codemirror/autocomplete').closeBracketsKeymap;
+  html: typeof import('@codemirror/lang-html').html;
+  css: typeof import('@codemirror/lang-css').css;
+  javascript: typeof import('@codemirror/lang-javascript').javascript;
+  oneDark: typeof import('@codemirror/theme-one-dark').oneDark;
+}
+
+let cmModulesPromise: Promise<CmModules> | null = null;
+
+function loadCodeMirror(): Promise<CmModules> {
+  if (!cmModulesPromise) {
+    cmModulesPromise = Promise.all([
+      import('@codemirror/state'),
+      import('@codemirror/view'),
+      import('@codemirror/commands'),
+      import('@codemirror/language'),
+      import('@codemirror/autocomplete'),
+      import('@codemirror/lang-html'),
+      import('@codemirror/lang-css'),
+      import('@codemirror/lang-javascript'),
+      import('@codemirror/theme-one-dark'),
+    ]).then(([state, view, commands, language, autocomplete, langHtml, langCss, langJs, theme]) => ({
+      EditorState: state.EditorState,
+      EditorView: view.EditorView,
+      keymap: view.keymap,
+      lineNumbers: view.lineNumbers,
+      highlightActiveLine: view.highlightActiveLine,
+      highlightActiveLineGutter: view.highlightActiveLineGutter,
+      drawSelection: view.drawSelection,
+      defaultKeymap: commands.defaultKeymap,
+      history: commands.history,
+      historyKeymap: commands.historyKeymap,
+      indentWithTab: commands.indentWithTab,
+      syntaxHighlighting: language.syntaxHighlighting,
+      defaultHighlightStyle: language.defaultHighlightStyle,
+      bracketMatching: language.bracketMatching,
+      indentOnInput: language.indentOnInput,
+      foldGutter: language.foldGutter,
+      autocompletion: autocomplete.autocompletion,
+      completionKeymap: autocomplete.completionKeymap,
+      closeBrackets: autocomplete.closeBrackets,
+      closeBracketsKeymap: autocomplete.closeBracketsKeymap,
+      html: langHtml.html,
+      css: langCss.css,
+      javascript: langJs.javascript,
+      oneDark: theme.oneDark,
+    }));
+  }
+  return cmModulesPromise;
+}
+
+function languageExtension(mods: CmModules, language: CodeEditorLanguage) {
+  switch (language) {
+    case 'css':
+      return mods.css();
+    case 'javascript':
+      return mods.javascript();
+    case 'html':
+    case 'auto':
+    default:
+      // lang-html already highlights + completes embedded <script>/<style>
+      // blocks as JS/CSS, which is exactly what "auto" wants for mixed
+      // HTML snippets (head code, HTML blocks).
+      return mods.html({ autoCloseTags: true });
+  }
+}
+
+const fallbackStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  width: '100%',
+  height: '100%',
+  padding: 14,
+  background: '#0d0d0f',
+  color: '#e4e4e7',
+  border: '1px solid #3f3f46',
+  borderRadius: 8,
+  fontFamily: 'Source Code Pro, Consolas, monospace',
+  fontSize: 13,
+  lineHeight: 1.6,
+  resize: 'none',
+  outline: 'none',
+  tabSize: 2,
+  boxSizing: 'border-box',
+};
+
+export const CodeEditor: React.FC<CodeEditorProps> = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  language = 'html',
+  height = 320,
+  placeholder,
+}) => {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const viewRef = useRef<EditorViewType | null>(null);
+  const onChangeRef = useRef(onChange);
+  onChangeRef.current = onChange;
+  // Tracks the last value this component itself emitted, so the
+  // value-sync effect below doesn't stomp on in-progress typing when the
+  // parent re-renders with the exact same string it was just handed.
+  const lastEmittedRef = useRef(value);
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'loading' | 'ready' | 'error'>('loading');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setStatus('loading');
+
+    loadCodeMirror()
+      .then((mods) => {
+        if (cancelled || !containerRef.current) return;
+        const updateListener = mods.EditorView.updateListener.of((update) => {
+          if (update.docChanged) {
+            const next = update.state.doc.toString();
+            lastEmittedRef.current = next;
+            onChangeRef.current(next);
+          }
+        });
+        const state = mods.EditorState.create({
+          doc: value,
+          extensions: [
+            mods.lineNumbers(),
+            mods.highlightActiveLineGutter(),
+            mods.highlightActiveLine(),
+            mods.history(),
+            mods.foldGutter(),
+            mods.drawSelection(),
+            mods.indentOnInput(),
+            mods.syntaxHighlighting(mods.defaultHighlightStyle, { fallback: true }),
+            mods.bracketMatching(),
+            mods.closeBrackets(),
+            mods.autocompletion(),
+            mods.keymap.of([
+              ...mods.closeBracketsKeymap,
+              ...mods.historyKeymap,
+              ...mods.completionKeymap,
+              ...mods.defaultKeymap,
+              mods.indentWithTab,
+            ]),
+            languageExtension(mods, language),
+            mods.oneDark,
+            mods.EditorView.lineWrapping,
+            updateListener,
+          ],
+        });
+        const view = new mods.EditorView({ state, parent: containerRef.current });
+        viewRef.current = view;
+        setStatus('ready');
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('CodeEditor: CodeMirror failed to load, falling back to a plain textarea', err);
+        if (!cancelled) setStatus('error');
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      viewRef.current?.destroy();
+      viewRef.current = null;
+    };
+    // Re-mount on language change (language is fixed for HTML/CSS/JS
+    // targets in this app -- it never flips on an already-open editor --
+    // but re-creating cleanly if it ever does is simpler/safer than trying
+    // to reconfigure the LanguageSupport extension in place).
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [language]);
+
+  // Keep the live CodeMirror doc in sync if `value` changes from outside
+  // (e.g. the modal is reused for a different field) without clobbering
+  // the cursor position/selection on every keystroke-driven re-render.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const view = viewRef.current;
+    if (!view || status !== 'ready') return;
+    if (value === lastEmittedRef.current) return;
+    const current = view.state.doc.toString();
+    if (current === value) return;
+    view.dispatch({ changes: { from: 0, to: current.length, insert: value } });
+    lastEmittedRef.current = value;
+  }, [value, status]);
+
+  const showFallback = status !== 'ready';
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ position: 'relative', height, minHeight: height }}>
+      <div
+        ref={containerRef}
+        data-testid="code-editor-cm-root"
+        style={{
+          height: '100%',
+          overflow: 'auto',
+          borderRadius: 8,
+          border: '1px solid #3f3f46',
+          display: showFallback ? 'none' : 'block',
+        }}
+      />
+      {showFallback && (
+        <textarea
+          data-testid="code-editor-fallback"
+          data-language={language}
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder={status === 'loading' ? (placeholder || 'Loading editor…') : placeholder}
+          spellCheck={false}
+          style={fallbackStyle}
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};