diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
index 22f469840f..f93027d1c1 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2InputWidget/Et2InputWidget.ts
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ const Et2InputWidgetMixin = <T extends Constructor<LitElement>>(superclass : T)
 			this.label = pre;
 			if(post?.trim().length > 0)
 			{
+				this.__label = pre;
 				this.updateComplete.then(() =>
 				{
 					const label = document.createElement("et2-description");