diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index c1d4eb2f..859fe396 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     dom = {};
 
   dom.DOM_VK_DELETE = 8;
+  dom.DOM_VK_DELETE_KEY = 46;
   dom.DOM_VK_LEFT = 37;
   dom.DOM_VK_UP = 38;
   dom.DOM_VK_RIGHT = 39;
diff --git a/src/ice.js b/src/ice.js
index e22be15b..305e5f13 100644
--- a/src/ice.js
+++ b/src/ice.js
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
     userNameAttribute: 'data-username',
     timeAttribute: 'data-time',
 
+    // date format for changes popup title attribute
+    titleDateFormat: 'm/d/Y h:ia',
+
+    // setting this to true means that the dummy white space character that is inserted by ice
+    // is selected before the event bubbles up to the final handler.
+    // Issue in Chrome with tinyMCE:
+    // When the event bubbles up to tinyMCE, the selection gets removed which leaves
+    // the "insert" element empty. If the insert element is
+    // a non block element (like span or a custom element like insert), Chrome will delete it as soon
+    // as it is empty and before the content text can be inserted into the element. So ensure this variable
+    // is set to false for ice to work correctly. (TinyMCE removes the dummy whitespace character anyway)
+    selectDummyCharacter: false,
+
     // Prepended to `changeType.alias` for classname uniqueness, if needed
     attrValuePrefix: '',
 
@@ -912,6 +925,11 @@
       range.insertNode(node);
       range.setEnd(node, 1);
 
+      /*
+      Always collapse the range if selectDummyCharacter is false, otherwise select it.
+      See comment where selectDummyCharacter is defined
+       */
+      if (self.selectDummyCharacter) {
       if (insertingDummy) {
         // Create a selection of the dummy character we inserted
         // which will be removed after it bubbles up to the final handler.
@@ -919,6 +937,9 @@
       } else {
         range.collapse();
       }
+      } else {
+        range.collapse();
+      }
 
       this.selection.addRange(range);
     },
@@ -1464,8 +1485,7 @@
           preventDefault = this.deleteContents();
           this.pluginsManager.fireKeyPressed(e);
           break;
-        case 46:
-          // Key 46 is the DELETE key.
+        case ice.dom.DOM_VK_DELETE_KEY:
           preventDefault = this.deleteContents(true);
           this.pluginsManager.fireKeyPressed(e);
           break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/IceAddTitlePlugin/IceAddTitlePlugin.js b/src/plugins/IceAddTitlePlugin/IceAddTitlePlugin.js
index 94955a8e..887d52ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/IceAddTitlePlugin/IceAddTitlePlugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/IceAddTitlePlugin/IceAddTitlePlugin.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IceAddTitlePlugin = function(ice_instance) {
 IceAddTitlePlugin.prototype = {
   nodeCreated: function(node, option) {
     node.setAttribute('title', (option.action || 'Modified') + ' by ' + node.getAttribute(this._ice.userNameAttribute)
-        + ' - ' + ice.dom.date('m/d/Y h:ia', parseInt(node.getAttribute(this._ice.timeAttribute))));
+        + ' - ' + ice.dom.date(this._ice.titleDateFormat, parseInt(node.getAttribute(this._ice.timeAttribute))));
   }
 };