diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Email/Et2Email.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Email/Et2Email.ts
index c79fd1fa1e..774d67933e 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Email/Et2Email.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Email/Et2Email.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,18 @@ export class Et2Email extends Et2InputWidget(LitElement) implements SearchMixinI
 		document.removeEventListener('focusin', this.handleLostFocus);
 	}
 
+	set_value(_value)
+	{
+		if (!Array.isArray(_value))
+		{
+			this.value = parseEmailsString(_value, this.allowPlaceholder);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this.value = _value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	willUpdate(changedProperties : PropertyValues)
 	{
 		super.willUpdate(changedProperties);
@@ -1131,5 +1143,20 @@ export class Et2Email extends Et2InputWidget(LitElement) implements SearchMixinI
 	}
 }
 
-// @ts-ignore TypeScript is not recognizing that this widget is a LitElement
-customElements.define("et2-email", Et2Email);
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+customElements.define("et2-email", Et2Email);
+
+/**
+ * Parse string that may contain multiple comma separated email addresses into an array
+ *
+ * @param {string} value
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ * @protected
+ */
+function parseEmailsString(value : string, allowPlaceholder = false) : string[]
+{
+	if (!value) return [];
+	let preg = allowPlaceholder ? IsEmail.EMAIL_PLACEHOLDER_PREG : IsEmail.EMAIL_PREG;
+	// Trim line start / end anchors off validation regex, make global
+	let regex = new RegExp(preg.toString().substring(2, preg.toString().length - 3), 'g');
+	return value.match(regex);
+}