diff --git a/packages/core/dev-test/config.yml b/packages/core/dev-test/config.yml
index b1112c6b..ae845d87 100644
--- a/packages/core/dev-test/config.yml
+++ b/packages/core/dev-test/config.yml
@@ -694,6 +694,10 @@ collections:
             label: Required With Default
             widget: markdown
             default: Default **markdown** value
+          - name: raw
+            label: Raw Editor
+            widget: markdown
+            show_raw: true
           - name: pattern
             label: Pattern Validation
             widget: markdown
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/common/text-field/TextArea.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/common/text-field/TextArea.tsx
index ba837731..2f188e40 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/common/text-field/TextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/common/text-field/TextArea.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import type { ChangeEventHandler, RefObject } from 'react';
 export interface TextAreaProps {
   value: string;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  className?: string;
   'data-testid'?: string;
   onChange: ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement>;
 }
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ function getHeight(rawHeight: string): number {
 }
 
 const TextArea = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement | null, TextAreaProps>(
-  ({ value, disabled, 'data-testid': dataTestId, onChange }, ref) => {
+  ({ value, disabled, placeholder, className, 'data-testid': dataTestId, onChange }, ref) => {
     const [lastAutogrowHeight, setLastAutogrowHeight] = useState(MIN_TEXT_AREA_HEIGHT);
 
     const autoGrow = useCallback(() => {
@@ -63,10 +65,12 @@ const TextArea = forwardRef<HTMLInputElement | null, TextAreaProps>(
             className: `
               flex
               w-full
+              ${className}
             `,
           },
           input: {
             ref,
+            placeholder,
             className: `
               w-full
               min-h-[80px]
diff --git a/packages/core/src/interface.ts b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
index 00f81f86..f982ed0a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ export interface MarkdownField extends MediaField {
   widget: 'markdown';
   toolbar_buttons?: MarkdownFieldToolbarButtons;
   default?: string;
+  show_raw?: string;
 }
 
 export interface NumberField extends BaseField {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/locales/en/index.ts b/packages/core/src/locales/en/index.ts
index 0332cd76..3cd5b64f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/locales/en/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/locales/en/index.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const en: LocalePhrasesRoot = {
         addComponent: 'Add Component',
         richText: 'Rich Text',
         markdown: 'Markdown',
+        type: 'Type...',
       },
       image: {
         choose: 'Choose an image',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/PlateEditor.tsx b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/PlateEditor.tsx
index 4ec7d077..37fdfb68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/PlateEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/PlateEditor.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import { StyledLeaf } from '@udecode/plate-styled-components';
 import React, { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { DndProvider } from 'react-dnd';
 import { HTML5Backend } from 'react-dnd-html5-backend';
+import { useTranslate } from 'react-polyglot';
 
 import useUUID from '@staticcms/core/lib/hooks/useUUID';
 import { CodeBlockElement, withShortcodeElement } from './components';
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
 import type { AnyObject, AutoformatPlugin, PlatePlugin } from '@udecode/plate';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
+import type { t as T } from 'react-polyglot';
 import type { MdEditor, MdValue } from './plateTypes';
 
 export interface PlateEditorProps {
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ const PlateEditor: FC<PlateEditorProps> = ({
   onFocus,
   onBlur,
 }) => {
+  const t = useTranslate() as T;
+
   const editorContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const innerEditorContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ const PlateEditor: FC<PlateEditorProps> = ({
                   id={id}
                   editableProps={{
                     ...editableProps,
+                    placeholder: t('editor.editorWidgets.markdown.type'),
                     onFocus,
                     onBlur,
                     className: '!outline-none',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/editableProps.ts b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/editableProps.ts
index 3a6979c8..3978f621 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/editableProps.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/editableProps.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const editableProps: TEditableProps<MdValue> = {
   spellCheck: false,
   autoFocus: false,
   readOnly: false,
-  placeholder: 'Type…',
 };
 
 export default editableProps;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate.ts b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate.ts
index 980bffbd..ad71782c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type { MdValue } from '../plateTypes';
 export interface UseMarkdownToSlateOptions {
   shortcodeConfigs?: Record<string, ShortcodeConfig>;
   useMdx: boolean;
+  unload?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const markdownToSlate = async (
@@ -45,12 +46,17 @@ const useMarkdownToSlate = (
   const [slateValue, setSlateValue] = useState<MdValue>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (loaded && !options.unload) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     markdownToSlate(markdownValue, options).then(value => {
       setSlateValue(value);
+
       setLoaded(true);
     });
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
+  }, [markdownValue]);
 
   return [
     slateValue.length > 0 ? slateValue : [{ type: ELEMENT_PARAGRAPH, children: [{ text: '' }] }],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/schema.ts b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/schema.ts
index 21b257ae..f8cd7b24 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/schema.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default {
     public_folder: { type: 'string' },
     choose_url: { type: 'boolean' },
     multiple: { type: 'boolean' },
+    show_raw: { type: 'boolean' },
     toolbar_buttons: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/withMarkdownControl.tsx b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/withMarkdownControl.tsx
index abca5269..3a83a12b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/withMarkdownControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/markdown/withMarkdownControl.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
+import Button from '@staticcms/core/components/common/button/Button';
 import Field from '@staticcms/core/components/common/field/Field';
+import TextArea from '@staticcms/core/components/common/text-field/TextArea';
 import useDebounce from '../../lib/hooks/useDebounce';
-import useMarkdownToSlate from './plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate';
 import PlateEditor from './plate/PlateEditor';
+import useMarkdownToSlate from './plate/hooks/useMarkdownToSlate';
 import serializeMarkdown from './plate/serialization/serializeMarkdown';
 
 import type { MarkdownField, WidgetControlProps } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
-import type { FC } from 'react';
+import type { ChangeEvent, FC } from 'react';
 import type { MdValue } from './plate/plateTypes';
 
 export interface WithMarkdownControlProps {
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ const withMarkdownControl = ({ useMdx }: WithMarkdownControlProps) => {
       errors,
       forSingleList,
       disabled,
+      t,
     } = controlProps;
 
     const [internalRawValue, setInternalValue] = useState(value ?? '');
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ const withMarkdownControl = ({ useMdx }: WithMarkdownControlProps) => {
     const [hasFocus, setHasFocus] = useState(false);
     const debouncedFocus = useDebounce(hasFocus, 150);
 
+    const [showRaw, setShowRaw] = useState(false);
+
     const handleOnFocus = useCallback(() => {
       setHasFocus(true);
     }, []);
@@ -57,37 +62,51 @@ const withMarkdownControl = ({ useMdx }: WithMarkdownControlProps) => {
       [internalValue, onChange],
     );
 
+    const handleRawOnChange = useCallback(
+      (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+        const rawValue = event.target.value;
+        if (rawValue !== internalValue) {
+          setInternalValue(rawValue);
+          onChange(rawValue);
+        }
+      },
+      [internalValue, onChange],
+    );
+
     const handleLabelClick = useCallback(() => {
       // editorRef.current?.getInstance().focus();
     }, []);
 
-    const [slateValue, loaded] = useMarkdownToSlate(internalValue, { useMdx });
+    const handleShowRaw = useCallback(() => {
+      if (!field.show_raw) {
+        return;
+      }
 
-    return useMemo(
-      () => (
-        <Field
-          label={label}
-          errors={errors}
-          forSingleList={forSingleList}
-          hint={field.hint}
-          noHightlight
-          disabled={disabled}
-        >
-          {loaded ? (
-            <PlateEditor
-              initialValue={slateValue}
-              collection={collection}
-              entry={entry}
-              field={field}
-              useMdx={useMdx}
-              controlProps={controlProps}
-              onChange={handleOnChange}
-              onFocus={handleOnFocus}
-              onBlur={handleOnBlur}
-            />
-          ) : null}
-        </Field>
-      ),
+      setShowRaw(true);
+    }, [field.show_raw]);
+
+    const handleShowRich = useCallback(() => {
+      setShowRaw(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    const [slateValue, loaded] = useMarkdownToSlate(internalValue, { useMdx, unload: showRaw });
+
+    const richEditor = useMemo(
+      () =>
+        loaded ? (
+          <PlateEditor
+            key="plate-editor"
+            initialValue={slateValue}
+            collection={collection}
+            entry={entry}
+            field={field}
+            useMdx={useMdx}
+            controlProps={controlProps}
+            onChange={handleOnChange}
+            onFocus={handleOnFocus}
+            onBlur={handleOnBlur}
+          />
+        ) : null,
       // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
       [
         collection,
@@ -100,11 +119,57 @@ const withMarkdownControl = ({ useMdx }: WithMarkdownControlProps) => {
         handleOnFocus,
         hasErrors,
         hasFocus,
-        label,
         loaded,
         slateValue,
+        showRaw,
       ],
     );
+
+    return (
+      <Field
+        label={label}
+        errors={errors}
+        forSingleList={forSingleList}
+        hint={field.hint}
+        noHightlight
+        disabled={disabled}
+      >
+        {showRaw ? (
+          <TextArea
+            key="raw-editor"
+            value={internalValue}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            onChange={handleRawOnChange}
+            placeholder={t('editor.editorWidgets.markdown.type')}
+            className="mt-2"
+          />
+        ) : (
+          richEditor
+        )}
+        {field.show_raw ? (
+          <div className="px-3 mt-2 flex gap-2">
+            <Button
+              data-testid="rich-editor"
+              size="small"
+              variant={!showRaw ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+              onClick={handleShowRich}
+              disabled={disabled}
+            >
+              {t('editor.editorWidgets.markdown.richText')}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              data-testid="rich-editor"
+              size="small"
+              variant={showRaw ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+              onClick={handleShowRaw}
+              disabled={disabled}
+            >
+              {t('editor.editorWidgets.markdown.markdown')}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+      </Field>
+    );
   };
 
   return MarkdownControl;