diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_valueWidget.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_valueWidget.ts
index 4fc8a263c3..7e28d39339 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_valueWidget.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_core_valueWidget.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class et2_valueWidget extends et2_baseWidget
 	};
 
 	label: string = '';
-	private _labelContainer: JQuery = null;
+	protected _labelContainer: JQuery = null;
 
 	/**
 	 *