diff --git a/lib/redis/database.js b/lib/redis/database.js
index a523ea1..c9557c8 100644
--- a/lib/redis/database.js
+++ b/lib/redis/database.js
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ const onPadUpdate = (meetingId, groupId, padId, rev) => {
       const change = diff(database[meetingId].groups[groupId].pads[padId].html, html);
       if (change) {
         database[meetingId].groups[groupId].pads[padId].html = html;
-        logger.info(ids.PAD, 'content', { meetingId, groupId, padId, rev, ...change });
+        logger.info(ids.PAD, 'content', { meetingId, groupId, padId, rev, html, ...change });
 
-        sender.send('padContent', meetingId, { groupId, padId, rev, ...change });
+        sender.send('padContent', meetingId, { groupId, padId, rev, html, ...change });
       }
     }).catch(() => logger.error(ids.PAD, 'content', { meetingId, groupId, padId, rev }));
   }
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ const deleteGroup = (meetingId, { groupId }) => {
   });
 };
 
-const createPad = (meetingId, groupId, { name }) => {
+const createPad = (meetingId, groupId, { name, initialHtmlContent }) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (hasGroup(meetingId, groupId)) {
       const padId = `${groupId}$${name}`;
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ const createPad = (meetingId, groupId, { name }) => {
         logger.trace(ids.PAD, 'created', { meetingId, groupId, padId });
 
         mapper.createPad(meetingId, groupId, padId);
+	api.call('setHTML', {
+          padID: padId, html: initialHtmlContent,
+	}).catch(() => {
+          logger.error(ids.PAD, 'settingHTML', { meetingId, groupId, padId });
+	});
 
         sender.send('padCreated', meetingId, { groupId, padId, name });
 
diff --git a/lib/redis/handler.js b/lib/redis/handler.js
index 6141408..1461c75 100644
--- a/lib/redis/handler.js
+++ b/lib/redis/handler.js
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ const handlePadCreate = (header, body) => {
   const {
     groupId,
     name,
+    initialHtmlContent,
   } = body;
 
-  database.createPad(meetingId, groupId, { name }).then(() => {
+  database.createPad(meetingId, groupId, { name, initialHtmlContent }).then(() => {
     logger.info(ids.PAD, 'created', { meetingId, groupId, name });
   }).catch(() => logger.error(ids.PAD, 'creating', { meetingId, body }));
 };