diff --git a/lib/components/content.js b/lib/components/content.js
index d586fccc9..0de38ca8d 100644
--- a/lib/components/content.js
+++ b/lib/components/content.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
    */
 
   onCutCopy = (e) => {
+    // debugger
     const native = window.getSelection()
     if (!native.rangeCount) return
 
@@ -244,7 +245,12 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
 
     // Set the `isCopying` flag, so our `onSelect` logic doesn't fire.
     this.tmp.isCopying = true
-    native.selectAllChildren(div)
+    const r = window.document.createRange()
+    // COMPAT: In Firefox, trying to use the terser `native.selectAllChildren`
+    // throws an error, so we use the older `range` equivalent. (2016/06/21)
+    r.selectNodeContents(div)
+    native.removeAllRanges()
+    native.addRange(r)
 
     // Revert to the previous selection right after copying.
     window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
@@ -302,7 +308,7 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
     const data = e.clipboardData
     const paste = {}
 
-    // COMPAT: In Firefox, `types` is array-like.
+    // COMPAT: In Firefox, `types` is array-like. (2016/06/21)
     const types = Array.from(data.types)
 
     // Handle files.
@@ -410,8 +416,9 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
       whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
       // Allow words to break if they are too long.
       wordWrap: 'break-word',
-      // COMPAT: Prevent iOS from showing the BIU formatting menu, which causes
-      // the internal state to get out of sync in weird ways.
+      // COMPAT: In iOS, a formatting menu with bold, italic and underline
+      // buttons is shown which causes our internal state to get out of sync in
+      // weird ways. This hides that. (2016/06/21)
       ...(readOnly ? {} : { WebkitUserModify: 'read-write-plaintext-only' }),
       // Allow for passed-in styles to override anything.
       ...this.props.style,