diff --git a/src/test/system/custom_element_test.js b/src/test/system/custom_element_test.js
index 2e77e3fc4..787d99ac2 100644
--- a/src/test/system/custom_element_test.js
+++ b/src/test/system/custom_element_test.js
@@ -391,6 +391,12 @@ testGroup("Custom element API", { template: "editor_empty" }, () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test("element returns empty string when value is missing", async () => {
+    const element = getEditorElement()
+
+    assert.equal(element.value, "")
+  })
+
   test("element serializes HTML after attribute changes", async () => {
     const element = getEditorElement()
     let serializedHTML = element.value
@@ -440,9 +446,17 @@ testGroup("Custom element API", { template: "editor_empty" }, () => {
     return promise
   })
 
+  test("editor resets to its original value on element reset", async () => {
+    const element = getEditorElement()
+
+    await typeCharacters("hello")
+    element.reset()
+    expectDocument("\n")
+  })
+
   test("editor resets to its original value on form reset", async () => {
     const element = getEditorElement()
-    const { form } = element.inputElement
+    const { form } = element
 
     await typeCharacters("hello")
     form.reset()
@@ -451,7 +465,7 @@ testGroup("Custom element API", { template: "editor_empty" }, () => {
 
   test("editor resets to last-set value on form reset", async () => {
     const element = getEditorElement()
-    const { form } = element.inputElement
+    const { form } = element
 
     element.value = "hi"
     await typeCharacters("hello")
@@ -461,7 +475,7 @@ testGroup("Custom element API", { template: "editor_empty" }, () => {
 
   test("editor respects preventDefault on form reset", async () => {
     const element = getEditorElement()
-    const { form } = element.inputElement
+    const { form } = element
     const preventDefault = (event) => event.preventDefault()
 
     await typeCharacters("hello")
@@ -473,6 +487,17 @@ testGroup("Custom element API", { template: "editor_empty" }, () => {
   })
 })
 
+testGroup("HTML sanitization", { template: "editor_html" }, () => {
+  test("ignores text nodes in script elements", () => {
+    const element = getEditorElement()
+    element.value = "<div>safe</div><script>alert(\"unsafe\")</script>"
+
+    expectDocument("safe\n")
+    assert.equal(element.innerHTML, "<div><!--block-->safe</div>")
+    assert.equal(element.value, "<div>safe</div>")
+  })
+})
+
 testGroup("<label> support", { template: "editor_with_labels" }, () => {
   test("associates all label elements", () => {
     const labels = [ document.getElementById("label-1"), document.getElementById("label-3") ]
@@ -514,4 +539,10 @@ testGroup("form property references its <form>", { template: "editors_with_forms
     const editor = document.getElementById("editor-with-no-form")
     assert.equal(editor.form, null)
   })
+
+  test("editor returns its type", async() => {
+    const element = getEditorElement()
+
+    assert.equal("trix-editor", element.type)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/trix/controllers/editor_controller.js b/src/trix/controllers/editor_controller.js
index 6f469db5a..04c2e921d 100644
--- a/src/trix/controllers/editor_controller.js
+++ b/src/trix/controllers/editor_controller.js
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export default class EditorController extends Controller {
   updateInputElement() {
     const element = this.compositionController.getSerializableElement()
     const value = serializeToContentType(element, "text/html")
-    return this.editorElement.setInputElementValue(value)
+    return this.editorElement.setFormValue(value)
   }
 
   notifyEditorElement(message, data) {
diff --git a/src/trix/elements/trix_editor_element.js b/src/trix/elements/trix_editor_element.js
index 33877cc1a..eb6e81756 100644
--- a/src/trix/elements/trix_editor_element.js
+++ b/src/trix/elements/trix_editor_element.js
@@ -160,7 +160,110 @@ installDefaultCSSForTagName("trix-editor", `\
     margin-right: -1px !important;
 }`)
 
+class Delegate {
+  #element
+
+  constructor(element) {
+    this.#element = element
+  }
+
+  // Properties
+
+  get labels() {
+    const labels = []
+    if (this.#element.id && this.#element.ownerDocument) {
+      labels.push(...Array.from(this.#element.ownerDocument.querySelectorAll(`label[for='${this.#element.id}']`) || []))
+    }
+
+    const label = findClosestElementFromNode(this.#element, { matchingSelector: "label" })
+    if (label) {
+      if ([ this.#element, null ].includes(label.control)) {
+        labels.push(label)
+      }
+    }
+
+    return labels
+  }
+
+  get form() {
+    return this.inputElement?.form
+  }
+
+  get inputElement() {
+    if (this.#element.hasAttribute("input")) {
+      return this.#element.ownerDocument?.getElementById(this.#element.getAttribute("input"))
+    } else if (this.#element.parentNode) {
+      const inputId = `trix-input-${this.#element.trixId}`
+      this.#element.setAttribute("input", inputId)
+      const element = makeElement("input", { type: "hidden", id: inputId })
+      this.#element.parentNode.insertBefore(element, this.#element.nextElementSibling)
+      return element
+    } else {
+      return undefined
+    }
+  }
+
+  get name() {
+    return this.inputElement?.name
+  }
+
+  get value() {
+    return this.inputElement?.value
+  }
+
+  get defaultValue() {
+    return this.value
+  }
+
+  // Element lifecycle
+
+  connectedCallback() {
+    window.addEventListener("reset", this.#resetBubbled, false)
+    window.addEventListener("click", this.#clickBubbled, false)
+  }
+
+  disconnectedCallback() {
+    window.removeEventListener("reset", this.#resetBubbled, false)
+    window.removeEventListener("click", this.#clickBubbled, false)
+  }
+
+  setFormValue(value) {
+    if (this.inputElement) {
+      this.inputElement.value = value
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Form support
+
+  #resetBubbled = (event) => {
+    if (event.defaultPrevented) return
+    if (event.target !== this.form) return
+    return this.#element.formResetCallback()
+  }
+
+  #clickBubbled = (event) => {
+    if (event.defaultPrevented) return
+    if (this.#element.contains(event.target)) return
+
+    const label = findClosestElementFromNode(event.target, { matchingSelector: "label" })
+    if (!label) return
+
+    if (!Array.from(this.labels).includes(label)) return
+
+    return this.#element.focus()
+  }
+}
+
 export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
+  static delegateClass = Delegate
+  static formAssociated = false
+
+  #delegate
+
+  constructor() {
+    super()
+    this.#delegate = new this.constructor.delegateClass(this)
+  }
 
   // Properties
 
@@ -174,19 +277,7 @@ export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   get labels() {
-    const labels = []
-    if (this.id && this.ownerDocument) {
-      labels.push(...Array.from(this.ownerDocument.querySelectorAll(`label[for='${this.id}']`) || []))
-    }
-
-    const label = findClosestElementFromNode(this, { matchingSelector: "label" })
-    if (label) {
-      if ([ this, null ].includes(label.control)) {
-        labels.push(label)
-      }
-    }
-
-    return labels
+    return this.#delegate.labels
   }
 
   get toolbarElement() {
@@ -204,21 +295,11 @@ export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   get form() {
-    return this.inputElement?.form
+    return this.#delegate.form
   }
 
   get inputElement() {
-    if (this.hasAttribute("input")) {
-      return this.ownerDocument?.getElementById(this.getAttribute("input"))
-    } else if (this.parentNode) {
-      const inputId = `trix-input-${this.trixId}`
-      this.setAttribute("input", inputId)
-      const element = makeElement("input", { type: "hidden", id: inputId })
-      this.parentNode.insertBefore(element, this.nextElementSibling)
-      return element
-    } else {
-      return undefined
-    }
+    return this.#delegate.inputElement
   }
 
   get editor() {
@@ -226,11 +307,15 @@ export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   get name() {
-    return this.inputElement?.name
+    return this.#delegate.name
   }
 
   get value() {
-    return this.inputElement?.value
+    return this.#delegate.value
+  }
+
+  get type() {
+    return this.localName
   }
 
   set value(defaultValue) {
@@ -246,10 +331,8 @@ export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
     }
   }
 
-  setInputElementValue(value) {
-    if (this.inputElement) {
-      this.inputElement.value = value
-    }
+  setFormValue(value) {
+    this.#delegate.setFormValue(value)
   }
 
   // Element lifecycle
@@ -264,62 +347,37 @@ export default class TrixEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
         triggerEvent("trix-before-initialize", { onElement: this })
         this.editorController = new EditorController({
           editorElement: this,
-          html: this.defaultValue = this.value,
+          html: this.defaultValue = this.#delegate.defaultValue,
         })
         requestAnimationFrame(() => triggerEvent("trix-initialize", { onElement: this }))
       }
       this.editorController.registerSelectionManager()
-      this.registerResetListener()
-      this.registerClickListener()
+      this.#delegate.connectedCallback()
       autofocus(this)
     }
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
     this.editorController?.unregisterSelectionManager()
-    this.unregisterResetListener()
-    return this.unregisterClickListener()
+    this.#delegate.disconnectedCallback()
   }
 
   // Form support
 
-  registerResetListener() {
-    this.resetListener = this.resetBubbled.bind(this)
-    return window.addEventListener("reset", this.resetListener, false)
-  }
-
-  unregisterResetListener() {
-    return window.removeEventListener("reset", this.resetListener, false)
+  formAssociatedCallback(form) {
   }
 
-  registerClickListener() {
-    this.clickListener = this.clickBubbled.bind(this)
-    return window.addEventListener("click", this.clickListener, false)
+  formDisabledCallback(disabled) {
   }
 
-  unregisterClickListener() {
-    return window.removeEventListener("click", this.clickListener, false)
+  formStateRestoreCallback(state, mode) {
   }
 
-  resetBubbled(event) {
-    if (event.defaultPrevented) return
-    if (event.target !== this.form) return
-    return this.reset()
-  }
-
-  clickBubbled(event) {
-    if (event.defaultPrevented) return
-    if (this.contains(event.target)) return
-
-    const label = findClosestElementFromNode(event.target, { matchingSelector: "label" })
-    if (!label) return
-
-    if (!Array.from(this.labels).includes(label)) return
-
-    return this.focus()
+  formResetCallback() {
+    this.value = this.defaultValue
   }
 
   reset() {
-    this.value = this.defaultValue
+    this.formResetCallback()
   }
 }