diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textbox/Et2Searchbox.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textbox/Et2Searchbox.ts
index f7a9dfc5f9..0e7740fdd3 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textbox/Et2Searchbox.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Textbox/Et2Searchbox.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ export class Et2Searchbox extends Et2Textbox
 	{
 		event.preventDefault();
 
+		const oldValue = this.value;
 		this.value = '';
+		this.requestUpdate("value", oldValue);
 		this._oldChange(event);
 
 		// Call super so it works as expected