diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
index a825d8b3f4..d8f0ea314c 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_new.inc.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class etemplate_new
 				'sel_options' => $sel_options,
 				'readonlys' => $readonlys,
 				'modifications' => $this->modifications,
-				'validation_errros' => self::$validation_errors,
+				'validation_errors' => self::$validation_errors,
 			)).');
 		</script>
 ';
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_inputWidget.js b/etemplate/js/et2_inputWidget.js
index 4664bf2068..dbd18e5669 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_inputWidget.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_inputWidget.js
@@ -60,6 +60,21 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_baseWidget.extend(et2_IInput, {
 		this._oldValue = "";
 	},
 
+	loadingFinished: function() {
+		this._super.call(this, arguments);
+
+		if (this.id != "")
+		{
+			// Set the value for this element
+			var contentMgr = this.getArrayMgr("content");
+			var val = contentMgr.getValueForID(this.id);
+			if (val !== null)
+			{
+				this.set_value(val);
+			}
+		}
+	},
+
 	set_value: function(_value) {
 		this._oldValue = _value;
 
@@ -73,7 +88,8 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_baseWidget.extend(et2_IInput, {
 	set_id: function(_value) {
 		this.id = _value;
 
-		// Set the id of the input node
+		// Set the id of the _input_ node (in contrast to the default
+		// implementation, which sets the base node)
 		var node = this.getInputNode();
 		if (node)
 		{
@@ -86,17 +102,6 @@ var et2_inputWidget = et2_baseWidget.extend(et2_IInput, {
 				node.removeAttribute("id");
 			}
 		}
-
-		// Set the value for this element
-		var mgr = this.getArrayMgr("content");
-		if (_value != '' && mgr != null)
-		{
-			var val = mgr.getValueForID(this.id);
-			if (val !== null)
-			{
-				this.set_value(val);
-			}
-		}
 	},
 
 	get_value: function() {
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
index 0900ca121a..f0b6f9d4d4 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget.js
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 		var widget = new constructor(this, _nodeName)
 		widget.loadFromXML(_node);
 
+		// Call the "loadFinished" function of the widget
+		widget.loadingFinished();
+
 		return widget;
 	},
 
@@ -472,6 +475,14 @@ var et2_widget = Class.extend({
 	loadContent: function(_content) {
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Called when loading of the widget from XML node is finished. This
+	 * function can be used to load the data from the data arrays (content,
+	 * readonlys, sel_options etc.)
+	 */
+	loadingFinished: function() {
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Calls the setter of each property with its current value, calls the
 	 * update function of all child nodes.
diff --git a/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js b/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
index efcb17c4c9..b3f7de3e3d 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/etemplate2.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ etemplate2.prototype._createArrayManagers = function(_data)
 	}
 
 	// Create all neccessary _data entries
-	var neededEntries = ["content", "readonlys", "validation_errors"];
+	var neededEntries = ["content", "sel_options", "readonlys", "modifications", "validation_errors"];
 	for (var i = 0; i < neededEntries.length; i++)
 	{
 		if (typeof _data[neededEntries[i]] == "undefined")