Index: includes/common/template-tags.php
--- includes/common/template-tags.php
+++ includes/common/template-tags.php
@@ -1686,6 +1686,13 @@
 			'dfw'               => false
 		), 'get_the_content' );
 
+		// If using tinymce, remove our escaping and trust tinymce
+		if ( true === $r['tinymce'] ) {
+			remove_filter( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', 'esc_textarea' );
+			remove_filter( 'bbp_get_form_topic_content', 'esc_textarea' );
+			remove_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'esc_textarea' );
+		}
+
 		// Assume we are not editing
 		$post_content = call_user_func( 'bbp_get_form_' . $r['context'] . '_content' );
 
Index: includes/core/filters.php
--- includes/core/filters.php
+++ includes/core/filters.php
@@ -157,12 +157,15 @@
 add_filter( 'bbp_get_topic_content', 'bbp_rel_nofollow',   50   );
 
 // Form textarea output - undo the code-trick done pre-save, and sanitize
-add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'bbp_code_trick_reverse' );
-add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'esc_html'               );
-add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'trim'                   );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', 'bbp_code_trick_reverse' );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', 'esc_textarea'           );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', 'trim'                   );
 add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_topic_content', 'bbp_code_trick_reverse' );
-add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_topic_content', 'esc_html'               );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_topic_content', 'esc_textarea'           );
 add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_topic_content', 'trim'                   );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'bbp_code_trick_reverse' );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'esc_textarea'           );
+add_filter( 'bbp_get_form_reply_content', 'trim'                   );
 
 // Add number format filter to functions requiring numeric output
 add_filter( 'bbp_get_user_topic_count',     'bbp_number_format', 10 );
Index: includes/forums/template-tags.php
--- includes/forums/template-tags.php Base (BASE)
+++ includes/forums/template-tags.php Locally Modified (Based On LOCAL)
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@
 			$forum_content = '';
 		}
 
-		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', esc_textarea( $forum_content ) );
+		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_form_forum_content', $forum_content );
 	}
 
 /**