diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umblockedfield.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umblockedfield.directive.js
index ac9888dff0..cc42ffb5fd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umblockedfield.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umblockedfield.directive.js
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@
 				model: '=ngModel',
 				locked: "=?",
 				placeholderText: "=?"
-			};
-
-			return directive;
+			},
+			link: link
 		};
 
+		return directive;
+
 	}
 
 	angular.module('umbraco.directives').directive('umbLockedField', LockedFieldDirective);