diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-tiny-mce/input-tiny-mce.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-tiny-mce/input-tiny-mce.element.ts
index e7f94896c4..457b945401 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-tiny-mce/input-tiny-mce.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/components/input-tiny-mce/input-tiny-mce.element.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class UmbInputTinyMceElement extends FormControlMixin(UmbLitElement) {
 	}
 
 	set value(newValue: FormDataEntryValue | FormData) {
-		this._value = newValue;
+		super.value = newValue;
 		const newContent = newValue?.toString() ?? '';
 
 		if(this.#editorRef && this.#editorRef.getContent() != newContent) {