diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.js
index c31eb85f1a..43091ed991 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ var et2_textbox = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
     };
     et2_textbox.prototype.getValue = function () {
         // only return "" for blur-value, if browser does not support html5 placeholder
-        if (this.options && this.options.blur &&
+        if (this.options && this.options.blur && this.input &&
             !this.input[0].placeholder &&
             this.input.val() == this.options.blur) {
             return "";
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ var et2_searchbox = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         this._searchToggleState();
         _super.prototype.change.apply(this, arguments);
     };
+    et2_searchbox.prototype.getInputNode = function () {
+        var _a;
+        return (_a = this.search) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.input.get(0);
+    };
     et2_searchbox.prototype.get_value = function () {
         return this.search.input.val();
     };
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.ts
index c6e6daa27a..0c796cefac 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_textbox.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class et2_textbox extends et2_inputWidget implements et2_IResizeable
 	getValue()
 	{
 		// only return "" for blur-value, if browser does not support html5 placeholder
-		if (this.options && this.options.blur &&
+		if (this.options && this.options.blur && this.input &&
 			!(<HTMLInputElement>this.input[0]).placeholder &&
 			this.input.val() == this.options.blur)
 		{
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ class et2_searchbox extends et2_textbox
 		super.change.apply(this,arguments);
 	}
 
+	getInputNode(): HTMLElement
+	{
+		return this.search?.input.get(0);
+	}
 
 	get_value()
 	{