diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/property-editor/index.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/property-editor/index.ts
index 4d7c9c26fa..389e110866 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/property-editor/index.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/property-editor/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ export const manifests: Array<ManifestPropertyEditorUi> = [
 						propertyEditorUiAlias: 'Umb.PropertyEditorUi.TextBox',
 					},
 				],
+				defaultData: [
+					{
+						alias: 'customText',
+						value: 'Default value',
+					},
+				],
 			},
 		},
 	},