diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.cpp b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.cpp
index 361dd547..68691051 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.cpp
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.cpp
@@ -13,17 +13,21 @@
 #include "ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUJS
 #include "ecmascript/mujs.h"
+#include "ecmascript/mujs/element.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUICKJS
 #include "ecmascript/quickjs.h"
+#include "ecmascript/quickjs/element.h"
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT_SMJS
 #include "ecmascript/spidermonkey.h"
+#include "ecmascript/spidermonkey/element.h"
 #endif
 #include "intl/libintl.h"
 #include "protocol/uri.h"
 #include "session/session.h"
 #include "session/task.h"
+#include "terminal/event.h"
 #include "util/conv.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
@@ -332,3 +336,15 @@ ecmascript_put_interpreter(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter)
 	mem_free(interpreter);
 	--interpreter_count;
 }
+
+void
+check_events_for_element(struct ecmascript_interpreter *ecmascript, dom_node *element, struct term_event *ev)
+{
+	const char *event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYDOWN];
+
+	check_element_event(ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
+	event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYUP];
+	check_element_event(ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
+	event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYPRESS];
+	check_element_event(ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
+}
diff --git a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h
index 9313df57..1c851ed8 100644
--- a/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h
+++ b/src/ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef EL__ECMASCRIPT_ECMASCRIPT_C_H
 #define EL__ECMASCRIPT_ECMASCRIPT_C_H
 
+#include "ecmascript/libdom/dom.h"
 #include "main/module.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ struct document_options;
 struct document;
 struct ecmascript_interpreter;
 struct session;
+struct term_event;
 struct uri;
 struct view_state;
 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ void ecmascript_protocol_handler(struct session *ses, struct uri *uri);
 void check_for_snippets(struct view_state *vs, struct document_options *options, struct document *document);
 void kill_ecmascript_timeouts(struct document *document);
 
+void check_events_for_element(struct ecmascript_interpreter *interpreter, dom_node *element, struct term_event *ev);
+
 extern struct module ecmascript_module;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/Makefile b/src/viewer/text/Makefile
index 37b6e3eb..bd8d8040 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/Makefile
+++ b/src/viewer/text/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ INCLUDES += $(TRE_CFLAGS)
 
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MARKS) += marks.o
 
-OBJS = draw.o form.obj link.obj search.o textarea.o view.obj vs.o
+OBJS = draw.o form.obj link.obj search.o textarea.o view.o vs.o
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/meson.build b/src/viewer/text/meson.build
index 29c14b10..281aef41 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/meson.build
+++ b/src/viewer/text/meson.build
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_MARKS')
 	srcs += files('marks.c')
 endif
 
-srcs += files('draw.c', 'form.cpp', 'link.cpp', 'search.c', 'textarea.c', 'view.cpp', 'vs.c')
+srcs += files('draw.c', 'form.cpp', 'link.cpp', 'search.c', 'textarea.c', 'view.c', 'vs.c')
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/view.cpp b/src/viewer/text/view.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/viewer/text/view.cpp
rename to src/viewer/text/view.c
index 22d4fcf1..f5c1fe9e 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/view.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/text/view.c
@@ -35,16 +35,8 @@
 #include "document/renderer.h"
 #include "document/view.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT_SMJS
-#include "ecmascript/spidermonkey/element.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICKJS
-#include "ecmascript/quickjs/element.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MUJS
-#include "ecmascript/mujs/element.h"
+#if defined(CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT_SMJS) || defined(CONFIG_QUICKJS) || defined(CONFIG_MUJS)
+#include "ecmascript/ecmascript-c.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "intl/charsets.h"
@@ -1329,13 +1321,7 @@ try_form_action(struct session *ses, struct document_view *doc_view,
 			dom_node *element = (dom_node *)find_in_map(mapa, link->element_offset);
 
 			if (element) {
-				const char *event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYDOWN];
-
-				check_element_event(doc_view->vs->ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
-				event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYUP];
-				check_element_event(doc_view->vs->ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
-				event_name = script_event_hook_name[SEVHOOK_ONKEYPRESS];
-				check_element_event(doc_view->vs->ecmascript, element, event_name, ev);
+				check_events_for_element(doc_view->vs->ecmascript, element, ev);
 			}
 		}