diff --git a/lib/plugins/core.js b/lib/plugins/core.js
index 3fa94af80..e560fa45e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/core.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/core.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+import Character from '../models/character'
 import Key from '../utils/key'
 import Placeholder from '../components/placeholder'
 import React from 'react'
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function Plugin(options = {}) {
       const char = prev.get(startOffset)
       const chars = prev
         .slice(0, startOffset)
-        .push(char.merge({ text: e.data }))
+        .push(Character.create({ text: e.data, marks: char && char.marks }))
         .concat(prev.slice(startOffset))
 
       // Determine what the characters should be, if not natively inserted.