diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5a0424f..406ebbf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ vim.g.firenvim_config.localSettings["https?://[^/]+\\.co\\.uk/"] = { takeover =
 The `selector` attribute of a localSetting controls what elements Firenvim automatically takes over. Here's the default value:
 
 ```lua
-vim.g.firenvim_config.localSettings['.*'] = { selector = 'textarea:not([readonly]), div[role="textbox"]' }
+vim.g.firenvim_config.localSettings['.*'] = { selector = 'textarea:not([readonly], [aria-readonly]), div[role="textbox"]' }
 ```
 
 If you don't want to use Firenvim with rich text editors (e.g. Gmail, Outlook, Slack…) as a general rule, you might want to restrict Firenvim to simple textareas:
diff --git a/src/utils/configuration.ts b/src/utils/configuration.ts
index 11345659..88529f27 100644
--- a/src/utils/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/utils/configuration.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function mergeWithDefaults(os: string, settings: any): IConfig {
         content: "text",
         priority: 0,
         renderer: "canvas",
-        selector: 'textarea:not([readonly]), div[role="textbox"]',
+        selector: 'textarea:not([readonly], [aria-readonly]), div[role="textbox"]',
         // "takeover": "always" | "once" | "empty" | "nonempty" | "never"
         // #265: On "once", don't automatically bring back after :q'ing it
         takeover: "always",