diff --git a/src/bin/e_editable.c b/src/bin/e_editable.c
index d54edd7fc..03445ea47 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_editable.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_editable.c
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ e_editable_text_set(Evas_Object *editable, const char *text)
         sd->unicode_length = 0;
         sd->allocated_length = E_EDITABLE_BLOCK_SIZE;
      }
+   else
+     _e_editable_text_update(editable);
    
    sd->cursor_pos = sd->unicode_length;
    sd->selection_pos = sd->unicode_length;